Bennie
Barber, 81
Thief
River Falls - Bennie Barber, 81, died Tuesday,
March 13, 2001 at the CNC Unit of Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March
17, at Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls with
Rev. Marcia Sylvester officiating. Military honors
will be accorded by the American Legion and VFW
Posts of Thief River Falls. Burial will be in
Fountain Lutheran Cemetery in Fountain.
Visitation
will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of services
Saturday.
Bennie
Barber was born on May 17, 1919 in Pilot Mound
township of Winona county, the son of Leona Barber.
He was baptized in the Lutheran faith and attended
Fillmore county country schools. Bennie was in the
U.S. Army for three and one-half years, serving in
the South Pacific.
He
worked as a mechanic at Gunderson Garage in
Fountain and was working in a factory in Chatfield
when he retired. After work, Bennie spent his time
mowing lawns and cemeteries for friends and
neighbors. In 1996, he moved to Thief River Falls
with his sister-in-law Grace
Littlefield.
Bennie
was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief
River Falls and the American Legion in
Fountain.
He
enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing nickel
machines at the casino.
In
addition to his sister-in-law, Bennie is survived
by several other relatives.
He
was preceded in death by his mother; stepfather,
Clifford Bendickson; and a brother, Elmer
Littlefield. A00003B2000MA14
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