Long-time Burbank resident, Dorothy Roberts Benson, or as she was known later in her life to her granddaughter, family and friends, “Gaga”, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on Monday, January 14th.
Born in 1933 in Elgin, North Dakota, Dorothy received her Bachelor’s degree in Education from Dickenson State College in 1954. She continued her education at the University of Southern California from which she received her Master’s Degree in Education in 1963.
Dorothy had started her career as a second grade teacher in Hettinger, ND when she met the love of her life, Donald Benson. They married in 1956 and were able to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in 2006 before Don passed away.