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Obituary :
“Jeffrey M. Benson, 46, of Walton, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 6, 2019.
Born December 19, 1972 in Walton, he was the son of Darlene Benson and the late Jeffrey P. Benson.
A lifelong resident of the area, Jeff graduated from Walton High School. He went to BOCES for Adult Ed course in Conservation and earned an Associate’s degree in Refrigeration and Electrical Control from SUNY Delhi. Jeff was a current employee at the Walmart Distribution Center working in the maintenance department in Johnstown, New York.
Jeff had a passion for the outdoors, he loved to snowmobile, 4-wheel, as well as fish and hunt but most of all he loved spending time with his close family and friends. He was very mechanically inclined and known as the Mr. Fix it man.
Survivors include his mother, Darlene Benson; sister, Tina B. Molé; brother in law, Charles Molé; nephew, Brandon Molé, uncle, Robert Croop, and Jeff’s girlfriend, Anna Hansen and her children and grandchildren. He was predeceased by his father, Jeffrey P. Benson, maternal grandparents Robert and Eleanor Croop and paternal grandparents Carl and Lillian Benson.
Calling hours to which relatives and friends are invited to attend will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2019 from 10-12 P.M. at Courtney Funeral Home, 25 Townsend Street, Walton. Funeral services will follow at the Funeral Home at 12 P.M. with Rev. Edward J. Goulding officiating. Burial at Walton Cemetery will be private at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Heart of the Catskills Humane Society, 46610 NY-10, Delhi, NY 13753.”
The Daily Star: snowmobile accident
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December 19, 1972
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Walton, Delaware, New York, United States
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December 6, 2019
Age 46
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The Daily Star: snowmobile accident
Forty-six-year-old Walton resident Jeffrey M. Benson was pronounced dead at the scene when troopers responded to reports of a snowmobile falling through ice on a pond. Benson was riding a snowmobile on private land off Chipmunk Hollow Road with another individual when he drove into a pond around 6:15 p.m., according to Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer. Dembinska said Benson and the other rider crossed the pond once before when the ice started to crack. His riding partner rode to the nearest house to call 911 after unsuccessfully attempting to pull him out. Personnel from the Walton Fire Department and emergency medical services found Benson unresponsive and submerged up to his neck. He was dead by the time troopers arrived, according to Dembinska. State police said they do not know how long Benson was in the water, but investigators attributed his death to cardiac arrest and hypothermia.” |
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December 2019
Age 46
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Walton Cemetery, 55 Fancher Avenue, Walton, Delaware County, NY, 13856, United States
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Walton Central High School, Walton, New York, United States
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Walmart Distribution Center, Johnstown, New York, United States
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SUNY Delhi, Delhi, New York, United States
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BOCES Adult ed., New York, United States
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