Bernice Bengtson, on September 8th, 2022, went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ. She passed away at home with her daughter, Kris, by her side.

Bernice was born on November 17, 1920 in Pembina, North Dakota to William and Olga (Wilwand) Kain. She was one of five children and grew up on a farm just outside of Pembina until she was about 12 years of age. The family then moved to just south of Northcote where they attended the Presbyterian Church and used to go to hymn sing-a-longs there on Tuesday evenings. The family then moved to just north of Lancaster and then later, southeast of Lancaster. She attended school in Pembina and Hallock and graduated from Lancaster in 1938. She worked at Robertson Drug until her marriage to Arthur L. Bengtson on November 8, 1941. They met in 1940 sometime. They immediately moved to the Detroit area for Arthur to work in the Ford factory. Of course, WW II got the U.S. involved on December 7, 1941 and the factory switched over to artillery, etc. Art and Bernice came home to farm on the family farm in the spring of 1942. Their son, Kendal, was born January 23, 1943 and their daughter, Kris, was born on March 4, 1949. Bernice worked at the Farmer's Store for nearly 12 years while their children were in school. She was also on the farm running machinery and taking food to the men. They started going to the Phoenix area in 1974 until the spring of 1996. After 1996 they spent winters in the Burnsville area with their son and daughter. Her husband, Arthur, passed away on August 11, 2003 and their son, Kendal, passed away on January 7, 2009. She was then at home in Hallock, continually from September 2009 until the time of her death. She was blessed with two grandchildren, Susie and Matthew in 1979 and later, four great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren (triplet girls).

Bernice was an excellent seamstress; sewing for herself and her daughter, as well as sewing shirts for the men. She was a good cook as well. She and her husband were active in the Lutheran church in the 40's, 50's and 60's. Dad and Mom were members of the Presbyterian church from the 1970's until 2017 when she could no longer attend. She had good health, just tired and ready to go home to Heaven to be with her Lord, Dad and Ken, and many others.

She is survived by her daughter; two grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth Kain of Thief River Falls; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, a brother, Earl; and two sisters, Marjorie, and Marilyn.

Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, September 26th, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church, Hallock. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Hallock. Visitation will be held at the church for one hour prior to the service. Rev. Marge Landwehr, presiding; Diane Younggren, organist and Galen Nordin, soloist. Casket bearers will be Jeff Nelson, Daniel Nelson, Luke Nelson, Lance Nelson, Matthew Bengtson, Kevin Klein, Scott Klein, and Susie Peplinski.