Reuben H. Wilson
June 20, 1916 - Dec, 23, 2006
BENSON -- Reuben Harold Wilson, 90, of Benson died Saturday at Swift County-Benson Hospital.
The service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ in Benson. Burial will be in the spring at the Glenwood City Cemetery.
Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson.
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He was born June 20, 1916, in Glenwood to Arthur and Mabel (Pladson) Wilson. He grew up in Glenwood and graduated from Glenwood High School. He attended Dunwoody Technical College. He served in the U.S. Army from 1940 to 1945, having earned the rank of staff sergeant.
He married Mary E. Palmer on Oct. 2, 1949, in Glenwood. He lived and worked in Glenwood, Dunsmuir, Calif., and Benson.
He was a member of the VFW, the American Legion, Ducks Unlimited and Military Order of the Cootie.
He is survived by two grandchildren: Mark (and Jan) Applen of Minneapolis, Jane (and Steve) Anderson of Rochester; three great-grandchildren; and one stepsister: Catherine Raabe of Elk River.
He was preceded in death by his wife; daughter and son-in-law: Barbara and Eugene Applen; one grandchild and one great-grandchild; six brothers; and two sisters.
