Della Bengtson

Della Madora (Nelson) Bengtson, age 98, of Golden Valley, formerly of Dassel, died Tuesday, June 25th, 2013, at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Golden Valley. A memorial service will be held at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. A Private interment of the urn will be held at the Dassel Cemetery prior to the service. The Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel is in charge of the funeral arrangements. In Lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel and the Covenant Village in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Della Madora (Nelson) Bengtson, the daughter of Gust Alfred and Julia (Carlson) Nelson, was born on May 23, 1915, on the family farm in Dassel Township, Meeker County, Minnesota. She grew up in the Dassel area and attended Washington Mills District School, and graduated from the Dassel High School in 1933, she later graduated from the Minneapolis School of Business. Della had been employed at Pillsbury Corporation for several years. She was a lifetime member of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel, where she was baptized and confirmed. She had been an active member of the Evangelical Covenant Church and the Evangelical Covenant Church Women. On May 21, 1941, Della was united in marriage to Harry Paul Bengtson at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Dassel. They made their home in Dassel where they raised their two children. Together they celebrated 61 years of marriage. In 1997, they moved to the Covenant Village in Golden Valley. Della loved to spend time with her family and dearly loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing and quilting and spending time with her friends. She is survived by her children, Bruce (Ruth) Bengtson of Maplewood, Judith (George) Brinkmann of Monmouth, Illinois, two grandchildren, Benjamin (Debra) Brinkmann of Rochester, and Anna Brinkmann of Seattle, Washington, four great grandchildren, Paul Brinkmann, Gabriella Brinkmann, Katrina Brinkmann, and Charles Brinkmann and one sister, Ethel Wessman of Napa, California. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry, her parents, Gust and Julia Nelson and three siblings, Linda Nelson, George Nelson, and Emma Phillipe.

Della Bengtson

June 25, 2013