St. Olaf College | St. Olaf Alumni July 23, 2015 1937 SHARE IT Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare through Email Robert Benson ’37 Word has been received that Robert Alvin Benson, of Fort Myers, Fla., passed away on June 20, 2000. Survivors include a son, Mark Benson ’63 and his wife Sandra, and grandchildren Scot and Bret. His wife, Magna Dysthe Benson ’38, died in 2003.