Martha F Bennett

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Martha F Bennett

Martha Bennett Obituary

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Martha Ellen Stant was born on January 26, 1950, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Charles and Harriet Stant. She was the middle child of three. Her family moved from Pittsburgh to Chicago and Birmingham before settling in Altamonte Springs, where she graduated from Bishop Moore High School in 1969. She later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rollins College.

Martha married her high school sweetheart, Nicholas Francisco, and together they had three children: daughters Nichol Bolander and Athena Bouvier, and a son, Costandinos Francisco. She would later marry Steve Bennett and embark on a 30-plus-year career with HCA, where she retired as the Director of Supply Chain Services at HCA Osceola

Martha passed away peacefully at home on May 26, 2025, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. She is predeceased by her parents and older brother, Stephen Stant. Martha is survived by her sister Sarah Fritz, her children and her grandchildren, Lauren, Liefe, Zoe, Joshua, and Andrew.

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