Rebecca "Becky" J. Benson

Rebecca Jean Benson, 77, ascended to Heaven on November 13, 2026, in Sioux City, Iowa.

Services for Becky will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Logan Park Cemetery.

Rebecca “Becky” was born to Heman and Allene Husk in Sioux City on February 5th, 1949. She attended Sioux City schools. She was a lifelong Sioux City resident and proud of it.

In her young adult life Becky was married and attempted the married life but it wasn’t for her. Becky chose instead to dedicate her life to the Lord.

Becky made her career in the baking industry, first at Wonder Bread in Sioux City, then spending the final 25 years of her career at Interbake Foods in North Sioux City.

For nearly 50 years she studied the Bible, taking thousands of pages of notes, analyzing every Chapter and Verse to syllable level. She would proselytize to anyone who needed it and she considered that to be just about everyone. She was a Warrior for the Lord, steadfast and unrelenting. At the end of Becky’s life, where you would expect pain, hunger and suffering there was none. Becky was cloaked in the Armor of God, with good humor and quick wit until her final moments here.

Becky donated to charities large and small, local and around the world, and did so quietly and continuously for many decades. In her younger days she spent a portion of many holiday seasons serving holiday dinners at the Sioux City Gospel Mission.

Becky would, and did, try to help anyone in need. This sometimes worked out and sometimes not so much. If you want to hit home runs a willingness to get up there and swing is required. Becky wasn’t afraid to swing for the fences.

An imperfect girl in an imperfect world, Becky’s life was a testament to perseverance, resilience and redemption. Becky never considered her Walk with God to be a lonely one, she was confident there are many people just like her working quietly to make this a better world. Let’s hope so.

Becky is survived by her children: Michael Cornish of Sioux City, Stephen (Carri) Cornish of Marion, SD and Laura (Jerry) Magee of Greenwood, SC; her siblings: Patricia Matheny of Searcy, AR, Stephen Lemmon of Elk Point, SD, Darlene “Dolly” Huss of Vermillion, SD and Marlene “Molly” Cardwell of Sioux City; her grandchildren: Michelle (Willie) Kennedy, Amanda (Niklas) Arndt, Timothy (Courtney) Cornish and Casey (Carson) Powell; several great grandchildren as well as many nieces; nephews and others including Scott Sherman.

Becky was preceded in death by her parents; her lifelong best friend and weekly backgammon nemesis Jane Johnson in 2025; brothers-in-law: Jerry Matheny, Michael Huss and Robert Cardwell; sister-in-law, Connie Lemmon and her nephew, John Cardwell. She was also preceded in death by her two kitties: Snickers and Baby.