Eileen Mary Bennett was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She passed away at 8:05 p.m. Monday, September 12, 2022, at her home in Pekin. She left this world peacefully with her daughter at her side at the age of 99.
Born November 19, 1922, in Depue, Illinois to Sylvester and Josephine (Ewald) Kuss, she married Frank A. Bennett, Sr. in 1941. He died December 23, 1999. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her son Frank A Bennett Jr., one grandson, Seth C Bennett, three siblings, Eleanor Crull, Raymond and Eugene Kuss, her son-in-law, Charles (Denny) Brown, and her beloved niece Betty Crull.
Surviving are one daughter, Donna Brown of Bartonville, two grandchildren, Andrea Jackson of Pekin and William (Carrie) Herrmann of Otterberg, Germany, six great-grandchildren, Hayden, Morgan, Drew, and Alex Jackson, and William and Lena Herrmann and one niece Bernadette (Pat) Delehanty.
Eileen appreciated the simple things. She loved spending time in the kitchen cooking with her sister and preparing meals for her family. She never tired of listening to Seth play music and her birds brought her great joy. Eileen loved all animals and she enjoyed tending her flowers and sitting in the sunshine.
She was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Bartonville.
Her memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Bartonville. Father Charles Klamut will officiate. The visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Her burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Rockford, Illinois at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Preston-Hanley Funeral Home & Crematory in Pekin.
Memorials may be made to Tazewell Animal Protective Society 100 TAPS Lane, Pekin, and Illinois 61554 and Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church, 2525 South Skyway Road, Bartonville Illinois 61607.
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