From a family history standpoint, I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to my cousin, Dean. A friend at the Dayton Memorial Library sent me a history Dean had written of the Newland and Day families. It was extensively researched, and he wrote in such a friendly and conversational tone about his parents, grandparents, Rufus G. Newland and Jane Tarter Day; aunts and uncles with such love and obvious pride. Dean, I dearly wish we had met.
Dean's obituary appeared in the Columbia Basin Herald on Dec. 25, 1990 and appears here courtesy of the Washington State Archives.
Dean Owen Benson, 81, a Warden resident, passed away on Saturday morning, Dec. 22, 1990 at Terrace Heights Nursing Care Center. Mass of Christian burial services will be held on Friday morning, Dec. 28, 1990, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, with Rev. Fr. Arthur Waters celebrant. Concluding services and interment will follow in Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel of Memories.
Dean was born on Aug. 26, 1909 at Cul de Sac, Idaho, the son of the late Charles De Hass and Anna Laura (Newland) Benson. As a small child, his family moved to Winchester, Idaho where his father was a blacksmith as well as a rancher. In 1924 the family moved to Bellingham, Wash.
During the early years residing at Bellingham, Dean worked in bakeries and meat markets. During the 1930s he went to Alaska, fishing for several seasons.
On Oct. 5, 1941, he was married to Evelyn M. Hultgren at Bellingham. In 1942 he entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II until his honorable discharge in October of 1945.
Following his discharge, he returned to make Ferndale their home where they started a dairy farm and he also worked as a meat cutter in Lynden and Bellingham. In 1964 the family moved to Moses Lake to start a farming operation. While they were getting the farm started Dean worked as a meat cutter.
In 1970 they moved to Warden to live on the farm. He continued working as a meat cutter and had worked in both Moses Lake and Warden prior to retiring in 1972. He continued farming until fully retiring in 1976. During his retirement, they enjoyed traveling, friends, and their grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn at the family home; one son and daughter-in-law of Moses Lake and by four grandchildren, all of Moses Lake. He was preceded in death by two brothers, De Hass and Charles F. Benson and by four sisters, Maggie Benson, Edna Marie Westerland, Vesta Benson, and Esther Sapp.
Memorial donations in his name are suggested to the Columbia County Courthouse Restoration Fund.
Dean's obituary appeared in the Columbia Basin Herald on Dec. 25, 1990 and appears here courtesy of the Washington State Archives.
Dean Owen Benson, 81, a Warden resident, passed away on Saturday morning, Dec. 22, 1990 at Terrace Heights Nursing Care Center. Mass of Christian burial services will be held on Friday morning, Dec. 28, 1990, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, with Rev. Fr. Arthur Waters celebrant. Concluding services and interment will follow in Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel of Memories.
Dean was born on Aug. 26, 1909 at Cul de Sac, Idaho, the son of the late Charles De Hass and Anna Laura (Newland) Benson. As a small child, his family moved to Winchester, Idaho where his father was a blacksmith as well as a rancher. In 1924 the family moved to Bellingham, Wash.
During the early years residing at Bellingham, Dean worked in bakeries and meat markets. During the 1930s he went to Alaska, fishing for several seasons.
On Oct. 5, 1941, he was married to Evelyn M. Hultgren at Bellingham. In 1942 he entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II until his honorable discharge in October of 1945.
Following his discharge, he returned to make Ferndale their home where they started a dairy farm and he also worked as a meat cutter in Lynden and Bellingham. In 1964 the family moved to Moses Lake to start a farming operation. While they were getting the farm started Dean worked as a meat cutter.
In 1970 they moved to Warden to live on the farm. He continued working as a meat cutter and had worked in both Moses Lake and Warden prior to retiring in 1972. He continued farming until fully retiring in 1976. During his retirement, they enjoyed traveling, friends, and their grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn at the family home; one son and daughter-in-law of Moses Lake and by four grandchildren, all of Moses Lake. He was preceded in death by two brothers, De Hass and Charles F. Benson and by four sisters, Maggie Benson, Edna Marie Westerland, Vesta Benson, and Esther Sapp.
Memorial donations in his name are suggested to the Columbia County Courthouse Restoration Fund.
From a family history standpoint, I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to my cousin, Dean. A friend at the Dayton Memorial Library sent me a history Dean had written of the Newland and Day families. It was extensively researched, and he wrote in such a friendly and conversational tone about his parents, grandparents, Rufus G. Newland and Jane Tarter Day; aunts and uncles with such love and obvious pride. Dean, I dearly wish we had met.
Dean's obituary appeared in the Columbia Basin Herald on Dec. 25, 1990 and appears here courtesy of the Washington State Archives.
Dean Owen Benson, 81, a Warden resident, passed away on Saturday morning, Dec. 22, 1990 at Terrace Heights Nursing Care Center. Mass of Christian burial services will be held on Friday morning, Dec. 28, 1990, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, with Rev. Fr. Arthur Waters celebrant. Concluding services and interment will follow in Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel of Memories.
Dean was born on Aug. 26, 1909 at Cul de Sac, Idaho, the son of the late Charles De Hass and Anna Laura (Newland) Benson. As a small child, his family moved to Winchester, Idaho where his father was a blacksmith as well as a rancher. In 1924 the family moved to Bellingham, Wash.
During the early years residing at Bellingham, Dean worked in bakeries and meat markets. During the 1930s he went to Alaska, fishing for several seasons.
On Oct. 5, 1941, he was married to Evelyn M. Hultgren at Bellingham. In 1942 he entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II until his honorable discharge in October of 1945.
Following his discharge, he returned to make Ferndale their home where they started a dairy farm and he also worked as a meat cutter in Lynden and Bellingham. In 1964 the family moved to Moses Lake to start a farming operation. While they were getting the farm started Dean worked as a meat cutter.
In 1970 they moved to Warden to live on the farm. He continued working as a meat cutter and had worked in both Moses Lake and Warden prior to retiring in 1972. He continued farming until fully retiring in 1976. During his retirement, they enjoyed traveling, friends, and their grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn at the family home; one son and daughter-in-law of Moses Lake and by four grandchildren, all of Moses Lake. He was preceded in death by two brothers, De Hass and Charles F. Benson and by four sisters, Maggie Benson, Edna Marie Westerland, Vesta Benson, and Esther Sapp.
Memorial donations in his name are suggested to the Columbia County Courthouse Restoration Fund.
Dean's obituary appeared in the Columbia Basin Herald on Dec. 25, 1990 and appears here courtesy of the Washington State Archives.
Dean Owen Benson, 81, a Warden resident, passed away on Saturday morning, Dec. 22, 1990 at Terrace Heights Nursing Care Center. Mass of Christian burial services will be held on Friday morning, Dec. 28, 1990, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, with Rev. Fr. Arthur Waters celebrant. Concluding services and interment will follow in Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel of Memories.
Dean was born on Aug. 26, 1909 at Cul de Sac, Idaho, the son of the late Charles De Hass and Anna Laura (Newland) Benson. As a small child, his family moved to Winchester, Idaho where his father was a blacksmith as well as a rancher. In 1924 the family moved to Bellingham, Wash.
During the early years residing at Bellingham, Dean worked in bakeries and meat markets. During the 1930s he went to Alaska, fishing for several seasons.
On Oct. 5, 1941, he was married to Evelyn M. Hultgren at Bellingham. In 1942 he entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II until his honorable discharge in October of 1945.
Following his discharge, he returned to make Ferndale their home where they started a dairy farm and he also worked as a meat cutter in Lynden and Bellingham. In 1964 the family moved to Moses Lake to start a farming operation. While they were getting the farm started Dean worked as a meat cutter.
In 1970 they moved to Warden to live on the farm. He continued working as a meat cutter and had worked in both Moses Lake and Warden prior to retiring in 1972. He continued farming until fully retiring in 1976. During his retirement, they enjoyed traveling, friends, and their grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Evelyn at the family home; one son and daughter-in-law of Moses Lake and by four grandchildren, all of Moses Lake. He was preceded in death by two brothers, De Hass and Charles F. Benson and by four sisters, Maggie Benson, Edna Marie Westerland, Vesta Benson, and Esther Sapp.
Memorial donations in his name are suggested to the Columbia County Courthouse Restoration Fund.
