Marilyn Bennett Obituary

Marilyn L. Bennett

Marilyn L. Bennett, 84, of Mt. Blanchard, died at 7:16 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at Bridge Hospice, Findlay.

She was born March 12, 1939, in rural Arlington, to Ralph and Alma (Hauman) Davis. She married Robert Bennett on March 14, 1959, and he survives.

Marilyn is also survived by three daughters, Shari (Robert Cordell, fiance') Neubauer, Tammy Rettig, and Patty (Curtis) Wolford, all of Findlay; grandchildren, Logan and Dillon Neubauer, Bryce, Aubree, and Kolyn Rettig, Tesla (Austin) Lutterbeck, and Bennett (Ashlee) Wolford; and great-grandchildren, Athena, Ellianna, Aria, and Duncan Lutterbeck, and Delilah and Roman Wolford.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Marion Davis.

Marilyn was a 1957 graduate of Mt. Blanchard High School. She retired having been a beautician, owning Bennett's Beauty Shop and having worked in the dietary department at Mt. Blanchard Schools. She also worked as a receptionist at Winebrenner Nursing Home and in retail at Sears and Walmart. She was a member of Mt Blanchard United Methodist Church, where she was very active in the Women's Bible Study, Adult Sunday School Class, preparing and serving food at funeral dinners, working the church bazaars, and singing in the choir. She crocheted prayer shawls for nursing homes and made blankets for the children at Blanchard Valley School and mittens for babies in the special care nursery at Blanchard Valley Hospital. She enjoyed knitting, sang in Hancock Harmonizers, and played the Dulcimer. She was a faithful, humble servant, and wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She also leaves behind her beloved dog, Hershey.

Visitation will be 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, at CRATES FUNERAL HOME, 620 North Main Street, Arlington. Marilyn's funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, at Mt. Blanchard United Methodist Church. Additional visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Monday. Pastor Brett Kelly will officiate and interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Blanchard United Methodist Church and online condolences are welcomed at www.coldrencrates.com.

The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Bridge Hospice for their wonderful care of Marilyn.