Marie Bennett

BENNETT

Marie M. (Root)



Marie M. Bennett (Root), 85, of Temperance, MI went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, October 15, 2015. Marie, along with her identical twin Mae, was born on February 11, 1930, to William and Cora (Coon) Root in Lake Odessa, MI. She graduated from Middleville High School in 1949. Marie was married to Rev. Raymond Bennett on June 9, 1950, in Hastings, MI. Ray and Marie had three children.

In her mid-thirties Marie returned to school to become an L.P.N. She worked at Toledo Hospital on the OB/GYN floor for 25 years. She actively served alongside her husband in several pastorates. Marie loved to entertain her family and friends in her home.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Raymond, and her siblings, Zada, William, Ada, Charles, and Mae. She is survived by her children, Stephen, Katherine (Gary) Holcomb, and Pamela (Virgil) Crots; eight grandchildren, Jeffrey (Jennifer) Holcomb, Russell (Priscilla) Bennett, Stephen Holcomb, Kevin (Jessica) Crots, Daniel Holcomb, Katelyn (TJ) Bennett Decker, David Holcomb, and Joy Holcomb; 12 great-grandchildren with another on the way, and brother, Alfred Root.

Visitation will be at Urbanski's Bedford Funeral Chapel, 8300 Lewis Ave., Temperance, MI on Sunday, October 18, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A celebration of Marie's life will be held at the Whiteford Wes-leyan Church, Ottawa Lake, MI on Monday, October 19, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. where visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be at the Whiteford Union Cemetery in Ottawa Lake, MI following the service. Donations may be made to The Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo, 716 Westwood Ave., Toledo, OH.

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