Benson Norbert Gidan

1920 - 2016

Benson Norbert Gidan obituary, 1920-2016, Encino, CA

Benson Norbert Gidan

1920 - 2016

BORN

1920

DIED

2016

Benson Gidan Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 6, 2016.
Benson N. Gidan of Encino, California, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 (30 Sivan 5776), at 95. Services will be held Friday, July 8, 2016, at 1 pm, in the Eternal Light Chapel of Groman Eden Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Benson's memory to the Valley Beth Shalom Day School and Kid's Minyan. www.vbsds.org

Mr. Gidan is an Honorably Discharged Veteran of the United States Army, WWII.

Benson is preceded in passing by his beloved wife, Roslyn Gidan, Of Blessed Memory; and is survived by his children, Sara (Daniel) Leon and Jonathan (Freddi Segal-Gidan); his sister, Roxanne (Sandy) Schwartz-Shapiro; and his grandchildren, Jared and Hayden Gidan, and Andrew and Jordyn Leon.

Arrangements under the direction of Groman Eden Mortuary, Mission Hills, CA.

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