Raymond Oscar Benson
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A Memorial service for Raymond Oscar Benson, 92, will be held Saturday, June 3, 2017, at St. Adrian Catholic Church, Adrian, MN, with internment at Little Rock Township Cemetery. Raymond passed away peacefully Saturday, January 21, 2017, with family at his bedside in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Raymond was born in Adrian, he enjoyed his farm, airplane and cars. He was known as “the kid who flew dangerously around Adrian”. He became a veterinarian and was a professor of Veterinary Medicine, teaching at Washington State University for 4 years and the University of Minnesota for over 20 years. He was most recently living in Tulsa, OK near family.
Raymond is survived by his children: Christine Morgenthaler and Lars Benson; Grandchildren: Jennifer, Victoria and Alyssa Morgenthaler, Drake Benson, and Great-Grandson Xavier. He was preceded in death by his wife Marilyn Moberg Benson, grandson Lance Benson, his parents Oscar and Gerda (Falkestad Larsen) Benson, brothers Norman Benson and Finn Larsen.
Memorials may be given to St. Adrian Catholic Church or the American Veterinary Foundation to honor Raymond’s life passions.
