|
Visitation:
None listed
Service:
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
November 16, 2022, at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
Ben Lessen, 74, of Lincoln, passed
away November 10, 2022, at Hopedale Medical Complex.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
November 16, 2022, at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home with Ryan Edgecombe officiating. Burial
will follow in Zion Cemetery.
Ben was born March 21, 1948, in Lincoln, IL., the
son of Joe J. Lessen and Bernice (Bruns) Lessen. He
married Charlene Hart on June 9, 1968.
Ben was a lifelong farmer, starting at a young age
on his family farm. He was an avid golfer. He and
Charlene enjoyed their winters in Port Charlotte,
FL. where they made many memories. Ben was a skilled
carpenter, building and remodeling several houses.
He was a proud member of the West Lincoln School
Board for several years and was a past president of
the board. He was also a member of the Farm Credit
Board.
|
Survivors include: his wife Charlene Lessen; children Sheila
(Jeff) Nelson, Daniel Lessen, and Ashley (Aaron) Klockenga; grandchildren:
Jordan Nelson, Abbey (Conor) Smith, Camden Nelson, Lexee Klockenga, and Adrienne
Klockenga and her fiancé Camden Uhlry; great grandson Bennett Crewse Smith;
brother Larry Joe (Beverly) Lessen; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and
friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter Olivia Nelson, siblings
Nora Mae Lockenour, Jim Lessen, and Marvin Lessen, nephews Timothy Lessen, Jake
Lessen, and Kevin Lessen and niece Kathy Hickey.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, St. Jude's
Children's Research Center, or to the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight and will be
accepted at the funeral home.
Click here to send a note of condolence to the family of Ben Lessen |
Ben
Lessen