LaVern was born in Udell, Iowa on November 13, 1931, a son of Charles William and Anna Matilda Erickson Benz. He married Edna L. Wangelin on November 20, 1949 in Walnut City, Iowa.
LaVern worked as a dispatcher for Western Transportation Company, Rock Island, for 18 years and later worked about 9 years for Anr/Advanced Transportation Company, East Moline, before retiring in 1995.
He was a member of the Rock Island Evening Lions Club where he received the Melvin Jones award.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Benz, Reynolds; children, Peggy Benz, Milan, Ricky Benz, Kansas City, Mo., Rex Benz, Moline and Ryan (Christa) Benz, Reynolds; eight grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sister, Doris Culbertson, Pella, Iowa; and a sister-in-law, Verna Smith, De Witt, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, Mary Eckiss, LelaBelle Wilson and Carl, Lee, Glen, Gerald, Ray, Richard, James and Henry Benz and two great-grandchildren.
LaVern was born in Udell, Iowa on November 13, 1931, a son of Charles William and Anna Matilda Erickson Benz. He married Edna L. Wangelin on November 20, 1949 in Walnut City, Iowa.
LaVern worked as a dispatcher for Western Transportation Company, Rock Island, for 18 years and later worked about 9 years for Anr/Advanced Transportation Company, East Moline, before retiring in 1995.
He was a member of the Rock Island Evening Lions Club where he received the Melvin Jones award.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Benz, Reynolds; children, Peggy Benz, Milan, Ricky Benz, Kansas City, Mo., Rex Benz, Moline and Ryan (Christa) Benz, Reynolds; eight grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; sister, Doris Culbertson, Pella, Iowa; and a sister-in-law, Verna Smith, De Witt, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, Mary Eckiss, LelaBelle Wilson and Carl, Lee, Glen, Gerald, Ray, Richard, James and Henry Benz and two great-grandchildren.
Family Members
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Glenn Reuben Benz
1907–1910
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Mary Benz Kincade Eckiss
1908–2006
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Garold William Benz
1910–1910
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Carl Arvel Benz
1911–2002
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Lee Robert Benz
1913–2004
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Ray Charles Benz
1916–2008
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Doris Evelyn Benz Culbertson
1918–2017
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Lelah Belle Frances Benz Alden
1920–2015
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Henry Erickson Benz
1923–1996
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James Edward Benz
1926–1988
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Richard Delbert "Dick" Benz
1928–2006
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