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Alice Bennett
1932 - 2025
BORN
1932
DIED
2025
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Alice Bennett Obituary
In 1952, Alice married Jack Bennett. Together, they established a home in Bloomington and raised four children. In 1975, the family moved to Big Rapids, Michigan, when Jack became the founding Dean of the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University. While in Big Rapids, Alice taught Merchandise Display as an adjunct faculty member at Ferris State University, and ran her own color consultation business.They returned to Bloomington in 1988 when Jack assumed the role of Dean of the Optometry School at Indiana University.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Bennett, She is survived by her children Debra VanDeventer (Ed), Brad Bennett (Connie), Susan Bennett (Chris Paluch), and Mark Bennett (Phil Robertson); ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on December 13, 2025, in the Chapel at the First United Methodist Church, 219 East 4th Street, Bloomington, IN.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
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