Margaret Elizabeth Benson

Benson - Margaret Elizabeth
Age 69, born in New York, NY, more recently residing in Endicott, NY, passed away in her sleep on June 29, 2023, while vacationing with family in Pennsylvania. Margie was the second of 10 children born to Walter and Anne Benson, both are deceased as are brothers Joseph and Dennis Benson.
Margie is survived by one sister, Therese Benson, six brothers, Walter (Terry), John (Ellen), James (Daria), Patrick (Shana), Paul (Rebecca), and Donald (Angelina) Benson, and sisters-in-law, Amelita Benson (wife of Joseph) and Cathy Benson (wife of Dennis), beloved nieces and nephews, Brian, Emily, Elise, Christine, Kenneth, Toni, Joey, Jamie, Margaret, Jacqueline, Ryan, Ashley, Annie, Isaiah, Julian, and Giovanni, and great nieces and nephews, Eva, Abigail, Camryn, Hank, Joanna, Sydney, Mariah, and Levi.
Margie also had a work family that she cared deeply about and that cared deeply for her. Some of her coworkers described her as the glue of their work family.
Margie had no children of her own. Instead, she dedicated her life to the care of others. After high school she entered a special program that allowed her to become a Registered Nurse in just over 2 years. She became an ICU nurse at New York Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital and remained an ICU nurse and mentor of others in her field. In fact, she worked as an ICU nurse throughout the entire Covid pandemic before retiring in January of this year, ending a career of almost 50 years.
Her loves were her family, children, Winnie the Pooh, Barry Manilow, and Neil Diamond. She enjoyed going out to restaurants, finding special things to buy for special people in her life, and caring for her loved ones.
In an otherwise chaotic world she was the person that could always be counted on.
There will be no calling hours. Instead, a celebration of her life to be held at a date to be determined