Clarence
Bengtson, 92
Lake
Five, Mont. - Clarence Bengtson, 92, died
Thursday, April 12, 2001.
Arrangements
and cremation were under the direction of Johnson
Mortuary and Crematory.
Clarence
Joseph Bengtson was born on September 17, 1908 in
St. Hilaire. In May of 1929, he rode a freight
train west and got off at East Glacier, Glacier
National Park. This was the beginning of his
45-year career on park road work and maintenance
supervision on both the east and west sides of the
park, earning him the nickname "Mr.
Roads."
On
December 23, 1936, he married Winifred L. Dyer. The
couple shared 60 years together, the last 22 years
at their home near Lake Five.
After
his retirement from Glacier in 1975, he enjoyed
working in his yard and garden, walking with his
dogs and working crossword puzzles.
Clarence
is survived by four sons, Chuck (Susan), Jim
(Stacey), Tom (Sharon) and John, all of West
Glacier, Mont.; three daughters, Susan (Jim)
McDonald of LaGrange, Ky., Karen (Todd) Hileman of
West Glacier, Mont. and Mary (Kyle) Johnson of
Columbia Falls, Mont.; 25 grandchildren; one
great-grandson; three sisters, Alice Rux, Gladys
Turney and Evelyn Nelson; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two
brothers, two sisters and a grandson.
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