Robert L. (Bob) Benson (90) of Lanark Village, FL. Born in Philadelphia January 23, 1926, Bob passed peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Survived by his wife of 69 years Aileen Benson (nee - Effinger).
Together Bob and Aileen raised 5 children: Constance Chase (Dr. Connor Chase); Louise Benson (Jenifer Firestone); Robert Benson; Patricia Wright (David Wright); Daniel Benson (Susanna Benson). Grand children include: Alison Hopkins, Colleen Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Charles Wright, Jack Benson, Matthew Benson, and one great grand child, Ryan Hopkins.
Bob earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star while serving for the 104th Infantry Division “Timberwolves” of the US Army in Germany during WWII.
After the war, he went to school on the GI Bill and became a CPA. He worked as a financial consultant and advisor for Coopers & Lybrand in Philadelphia, PA. In 1964, the family moved to Potomac, Maryland where Bob worked as a financial advisor for W.C. & A.N. Miller Development Company. He was employed there for over 25 years and retired as a company Vice President.
A devoted husband and father, he enjoyed gardening, sailing, camping (especially backing the pop up camper into a campsite and setting it up in the rain), and family vacations at the beach. He was an avid bridge player. Most of all he loved his family.
Bob was a member of the Lions Club for many years. He and his wife, Aileen, moved to Lanark Village in 1992. He volunteered at the Carrabelle Senior Center helping members of the community with their income tax returns, and also served as the Treasurer for the Lanark Village Association. His kind nature and good humor will be missed by all who knew him.
Mass will be said for Bob at The Sacred Heart Church in Lanark Village at 9:00 am on Wednesday, November 2nd and a brunch will follow at St. James Grill. All are invited.
Bevis Funeral Home, Harvey-Young Chapel, Crawfordville, Florida.
Together Bob and Aileen raised 5 children: Constance Chase (Dr. Connor Chase); Louise Benson (Jenifer Firestone); Robert Benson; Patricia Wright (David Wright); Daniel Benson (Susanna Benson). Grand children include: Alison Hopkins, Colleen Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Charles Wright, Jack Benson, Matthew Benson, and one great grand child, Ryan Hopkins.
Bob earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star while serving for the 104th Infantry Division “Timberwolves” of the US Army in Germany during WWII.
After the war, he went to school on the GI Bill and became a CPA. He worked as a financial consultant and advisor for Coopers & Lybrand in Philadelphia, PA. In 1964, the family moved to Potomac, Maryland where Bob worked as a financial advisor for W.C. & A.N. Miller Development Company. He was employed there for over 25 years and retired as a company Vice President.
A devoted husband and father, he enjoyed gardening, sailing, camping (especially backing the pop up camper into a campsite and setting it up in the rain), and family vacations at the beach. He was an avid bridge player. Most of all he loved his family.
Bob was a member of the Lions Club for many years. He and his wife, Aileen, moved to Lanark Village in 1992. He volunteered at the Carrabelle Senior Center helping members of the community with their income tax returns, and also served as the Treasurer for the Lanark Village Association. His kind nature and good humor will be missed by all who knew him.
Mass will be said for Bob at The Sacred Heart Church in Lanark Village at 9:00 am on Wednesday, November 2nd and a brunch will follow at St. James Grill. All are invited.
Bevis Funeral Home, Harvey-Young Chapel, Crawfordville, Florida.
Robert L. (Bob) Benson (90) of Lanark Village, FL. Born in Philadelphia January 23, 1926, Bob passed peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Survived by his wife of 69 years Aileen Benson (nee - Effinger).
Together Bob and Aileen raised 5 children: Constance Chase (Dr. Connor Chase); Louise Benson (Jenifer Firestone); Robert Benson; Patricia Wright (David Wright); Daniel Benson (Susanna Benson). Grand children include: Alison Hopkins, Colleen Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Charles Wright, Jack Benson, Matthew Benson, and one great grand child, Ryan Hopkins.
Bob earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star while serving for the 104th Infantry Division “Timberwolves” of the US Army in Germany during WWII.
After the war, he went to school on the GI Bill and became a CPA. He worked as a financial consultant and advisor for Coopers & Lybrand in Philadelphia, PA. In 1964, the family moved to Potomac, Maryland where Bob worked as a financial advisor for W.C. & A.N. Miller Development Company. He was employed there for over 25 years and retired as a company Vice President.
A devoted husband and father, he enjoyed gardening, sailing, camping (especially backing the pop up camper into a campsite and setting it up in the rain), and family vacations at the beach. He was an avid bridge player. Most of all he loved his family.
Bob was a member of the Lions Club for many years. He and his wife, Aileen, moved to Lanark Village in 1992. He volunteered at the Carrabelle Senior Center helping members of the community with their income tax returns, and also served as the Treasurer for the Lanark Village Association. His kind nature and good humor will be missed by all who knew him.
Mass will be said for Bob at The Sacred Heart Church in Lanark Village at 9:00 am on Wednesday, November 2nd and a brunch will follow at St. James Grill. All are invited.
Bevis Funeral Home, Harvey-Young Chapel, Crawfordville, Florida.
Together Bob and Aileen raised 5 children: Constance Chase (Dr. Connor Chase); Louise Benson (Jenifer Firestone); Robert Benson; Patricia Wright (David Wright); Daniel Benson (Susanna Benson). Grand children include: Alison Hopkins, Colleen Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Charles Wright, Jack Benson, Matthew Benson, and one great grand child, Ryan Hopkins.
Bob earned a Purple Heart and Bronze Star while serving for the 104th Infantry Division “Timberwolves” of the US Army in Germany during WWII.
After the war, he went to school on the GI Bill and became a CPA. He worked as a financial consultant and advisor for Coopers & Lybrand in Philadelphia, PA. In 1964, the family moved to Potomac, Maryland where Bob worked as a financial advisor for W.C. & A.N. Miller Development Company. He was employed there for over 25 years and retired as a company Vice President.
A devoted husband and father, he enjoyed gardening, sailing, camping (especially backing the pop up camper into a campsite and setting it up in the rain), and family vacations at the beach. He was an avid bridge player. Most of all he loved his family.
Bob was a member of the Lions Club for many years. He and his wife, Aileen, moved to Lanark Village in 1992. He volunteered at the Carrabelle Senior Center helping members of the community with their income tax returns, and also served as the Treasurer for the Lanark Village Association. His kind nature and good humor will be missed by all who knew him.
Mass will be said for Bob at The Sacred Heart Church in Lanark Village at 9:00 am on Wednesday, November 2nd and a brunch will follow at St. James Grill. All are invited.
Bevis Funeral Home, Harvey-Young Chapel, Crawfordville, Florida.
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