BENJAMIN “BEN” MACCONNELL

The funeral service for Benjamin “Ben” MacConnell will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2026 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Veblen. Pastor Karie Geyer and Pastor Vern Donnell will officiate the service. Spring burial will take place at the MacConnell family farm cemetery.

Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church.

Ben passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Avera St. Luke’s in Aberdeen, at the age of 77.

An obituary and online guestbook are available at www.olsonfuneralchapel.com

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