Louis Elmer Bentson, 81, Muskogee, Okla., formerly of the Luverne area, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at Grace Living Center.
Services were Wednesday, July 10, at Fosters' Ivory Chapel. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery.
Louis "Louie" Bentson was born to Ole and Josephine (Sunde) Bentson at their farm home in Nobles County, Kenneth. He farmed and dairied near Luverne, Windom and Donnelley until the early 1980s. He moved to Muskogee where he drove semi trucks for Fanelli Brothers Trucking until he retired at age 75.
Survivors include four children and their spouses, Larry (Jan) Bentson, Carol (Ed) Beyer, Lori Ann Bentson and Jeannie (Lindy) Bruns, all of Minnesota; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Vernon Bentson and Arlyn Bentson; five sisters, Lillian Aanenson, Mable Kienitz, Ola Hellwinckel, Luverna Brezicka and Gladys Amburn; all of their spouses and many nieces and nephews. He also leaves his best friend and companion, Juanita Bentson, and her family, stepchildren, Sondra and Ron White and Ronald Warren; three stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren, all of Haskell, Okla.; and many friends.
Mr. Bentson was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Alvin, and four sisters, Thelma Bell, Alma Wold, Helen Walsh and Vivian Bentson.
Foster-Petering Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.