Laurence Baker Benson
1925-2021
Mr. Laurence Baker Benson, of Seal
Cove, Grand Manan Island, passed away peacefully at The Grand Manan
Nursing Home on Monday, March 15, 2021 surrounded by his family.
Laurence was 96; he was the son of the late Leavitt and Marguerite
(Harvey) Benson.
Laurence was a loving husband to
Mina Geraldine (Miller) Benson for 65 years until her passing in 2015.
He spent many years as a lighthouse keeper, on Gannet Rock, Seal
Island, Duck Island, Partridge Island and Southern Head Light. He also
was a lobster fisherman, and a weirman. He spent later years living in
Saint John, working as an electrician for the Department for
Transport. Laurence and Geraldine didn’t have children of
their own, but they enjoyed a special relationship with all of their
nieces and nephews, as if they were their own.
Laurence is survived by Edith
Cook, William Benson, and Cameron Benson, Cheryl, Robert and Clifford
Urquhart; sister-in-law Margaret Urquhart. Laurence is predeceased by
his wife Geraldine, also by his sister Leah (Benson) Patterson;
brothers Ray, and Harvey Benson, also his niece Tanya and nephew
Lawrence Cook.
The family would like to express
our deepest gratitude to his Grand Manan Nursing home family for the
exceptional care and love Laurence received.
For those who wish, a donation in
Laurence’s memory can be made to the Grand Manan Nursing
Home Foundation, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of Ells Funeral Home Inc., 1199
Route 776, Grand Manan, NB E5G 1G2. Condolences, messages of sympathy
may also be sent to www.ells.ca or (506) 662-3116.
There will be visitation on
Friday, March 19, 2021 from the Seal Cove Baptist Church at 1:00PM for
family, 1:30PM for public followed by a Funeral Service at 2:00PM.
Masks are mandatory, and distancing is required.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Laurence Baker Benson 19252021..
Décès pour la Ville: Grand Manan, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick