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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271818
Title: Leslie "Les" J. Benth
Date: 11/16/1947-7/2/2020
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 11/16/1947
Summary: Leslie J. Benth, 72, Williston, ND, passed away July 2, 2020, at his residence in Williston. His funeral service was held July 7, 2020, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Williston with Pastor David Maxfield officiating. Les Benth was born November 16, 1947, in Williston, to Marvin and Gladys (Bakken) Benth. He was raised on the family farm in Bonetraill before the family eventually moved to Williston, where he attended school. Les worked for the Williams County Highway Department for 44 years, retiring in 2009. In June of 1967 Les married Loretta Halvorson. Les and Loretta later divorced but remained close friends. Les married Kathi Knutson on August 8, 2002, during the Sturgis Rally in South Dakota. His hobbies included buying and flipping motorcycles. He attended the Sturgis Rally for 40 consecutive years. Les lived his life to the fullest. Les is survived by his wife, Kathi, Williston; his children, Carey, and Heidi (John) Flory, and their children, Dustin and John, Jr., all of Williston; bonus children, Kellee (Jeremy) May and their children, Kagen, Zackree and Macee, Havre, MT, and Kabe Knutson, Williston; brother, Dennis, Hereford, AZ; sister, Sandra (Dale) Moldenhauer, Williston; aunt, Gladys Benth, Williston; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; parents, Marvin and Gladys; and brother, Loren.
Red ID: FND_I_79313 Image ID: 537978 Image Notes: FND001 271818

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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