A funeral service for Mrs. Helen Rich Benson, 78, will be Monday, 3 p.m., at Davy Sunnyside funeral home, 3457 S.E. Belmont Street.
Mrs. Benson died Friday at her home, 3731 S.E. Washington Street. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.
Mrs. Benson, a resident of Oregon for many years, came to the Northwest with her father, a physician for Southern Pacific railroad. She moved to Portland in 1890. Later she joined the nursing staff at Good Samaritan hospital. In 1906 Mrs. Benson was appointed superintendent of Multnomah county hospital.
She was a member of Eastern Star and the First Baptist Church. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Bida Rich, Ketchikan, Alaska, and Mrs. Mabel Reed, Portland.
[The Oregonian, April 17, 1955, Page 40]
Divorced Jesse on October 3, 1928 Oregon, no children.
Mrs. Benson died Friday at her home, 3731 S.E. Washington Street. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.
Mrs. Benson, a resident of Oregon for many years, came to the Northwest with her father, a physician for Southern Pacific railroad. She moved to Portland in 1890. Later she joined the nursing staff at Good Samaritan hospital. In 1906 Mrs. Benson was appointed superintendent of Multnomah county hospital.
She was a member of Eastern Star and the First Baptist Church. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Bida Rich, Ketchikan, Alaska, and Mrs. Mabel Reed, Portland.
[The Oregonian, April 17, 1955, Page 40]
Divorced Jesse on October 3, 1928 Oregon, no children.
A funeral service for Mrs. Helen Rich Benson, 78, will be Monday, 3 p.m., at Davy Sunnyside funeral home, 3457 S.E. Belmont Street.
Mrs. Benson died Friday at her home, 3731 S.E. Washington Street. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.
Mrs. Benson, a resident of Oregon for many years, came to the Northwest with her father, a physician for Southern Pacific railroad. She moved to Portland in 1890. Later she joined the nursing staff at Good Samaritan hospital. In 1906 Mrs. Benson was appointed superintendent of Multnomah county hospital.
She was a member of Eastern Star and the First Baptist Church. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Bida Rich, Ketchikan, Alaska, and Mrs. Mabel Reed, Portland.
[The Oregonian, April 17, 1955, Page 40]
Divorced Jesse on October 3, 1928 Oregon, no children.
Mrs. Benson died Friday at her home, 3731 S.E. Washington Street. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery.
Mrs. Benson, a resident of Oregon for many years, came to the Northwest with her father, a physician for Southern Pacific railroad. She moved to Portland in 1890. Later she joined the nursing staff at Good Samaritan hospital. In 1906 Mrs. Benson was appointed superintendent of Multnomah county hospital.
She was a member of Eastern Star and the First Baptist Church. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Bida Rich, Ketchikan, Alaska, and Mrs. Mabel Reed, Portland.
[The Oregonian, April 17, 1955, Page 40]
Divorced Jesse on October 3, 1928 Oregon, no children.
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