Obituary of Timothy Edward Bensen

Timothy Bensen died on November 23, 2023 at J.A. Wedum Residential Hospice at the age of 55. He was a resident of Maple Grove. 

Tim was born on May 7, 1968 in Buffalo, MN. He was the loving son of Thomas Edward Bensen and Karen Lousie Bensen (Berg). 

Tim served in the Navy from 1986 to 1992 where he received a good conduct medal, armed forces expeditionary medal, sea service deployment ribbon, the Navy and Marine corps metal and National Defense service medal.

He was a stay at home dad for the past 10 years. In 2017, he went back to work as the owner/operator of Pep’s Bait Service. 

Tim was an outgoing man, who enjoyed meeting and talking with people.  He had a deep love and knowledge of cooking and meat smoking.  He loved sharing those smoked treats with his friends. He loved spending time watching his son play hockey and lacrosse.  He also enjoyed the outdoors camping and deer hunting.

Tim is also survived by his wife of 15 years, Stacie Bensen and his son Theodore (Teddy) Bensen of Maple Grove. Both of his parents Tom and Karen (Berg) Bensen of Nevis, MN and his sister Cari (Mike) Asselin of Richland, MI.

A military ceremony will be held at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls on Thursday, December 21st, at 2 PM.

Rest in Peace