Dennis J. Benesch

Dennis was born on June 10, 1927, at Durbin, North Dakota, to John and Inga Andreason Benesch. He grew up and attended school in Durbin. He served in the U.S. Navy. Dennis married Lillian Bernhardt in August 1960 at Fargo, North Dakota. Following their marriage they resided in Fargo until moving to Hawley, Minnesota in 1974. He worked as a landscaper in the Fargo/Moorhead area and in his later years operated a strawberry farm near Hawley. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Benesch, Hawley, MN; two sons, John Benesch, Hawley, MN, and Bill Benesch, Hawley, MN; a daughter, Laurie Gerald Delvo, Langdon, ND; one brother Gerald Benesch, Hawthorne, Nevada; and three grandchildren.