Clifford Anton Benson
Clifford Anton Benson, age 91, of Roseville, MN and Green Valley, AZ died November 21, 2019 at Cerenity Rehab Center, White Bear Lake, MN.
A memorial service will be held at the Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, on Sunday, December 15, 2019, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Cliff was born on the family farm near Clements, MN on December 29, 1927. Cliff graduated from Springfield High School. Then he joined the Army and earned his degree from the University of Minnesota.
Cliff taught agriculture to veterans and high school students in Comfrey, MN for six years. Joining Land ‘O Lakes, Cliff worked as an Agriculture Service Representative in MN and WI. His family lived in Red Wing, Marshall, and Hutchinson. They moved to the Twin Cities when Cliff headed the membership division. Working with the international division, Cliff organized a co-operative that built and began the first milk processing plant in Belize. During this period Cliff met and married Linda Enterline. They enjoyed travel and family together for 33 years.
Cliff was preceded in death by his parents, Tony and Margaret Benson, and brothers, Rolland (Melba), and Russell (Annette) Benson. He is survived by his sister, Florence Pendergrast (Minneapolis, MN); his six children, Kathryn (Tom) Paskvan (Osceola, WI) Curt (Gwen) Benson (Northfield, MN),Thomas Benson (Minneapolis, MN) John (Rode) Benson (Tulsa, OK), Ronald (Margaret Meagher) (Duluth, MN) Lisa (Byron) McConnell (St Louis Park, MN), 14 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.