Kenneth Stephen Bennett, 93, of Lodi, California died Friday, February 21, 2014 in Elk Grove, California.
Kenneth was born October 10, 1920 in Schenectady, New York, the son of Frank and Pearl (Yeaple) Bennett.
Kenneth married Estalene “Faye” Harris on October 1, 1944 at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. She died July 25, 2000 in San Jose, California.
He is survived by: sons, Daniel Bennett and wife Daureen of Lake George, New York, and Allan Bennett and wife Dorothy of Lodi, California; and grandchildren, Corbin Bennett and wife Felicia, Ethan Bennett, Alexis Bennett, and Samuel Bennett.
Kenneth was preceded in death by: his parents; wife; two brothers, Arthur Bennett and Richard Bennett; and two sisters, Virginia Bennett and Ruth Bennett.
He worked as a mechanical engineer for General Electric for 38 years. During World War II Kenneth was a Lieutenant serving in the United States Navy. He was a master craftsman and enjoyed woodworking, and traveling worldwide.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home in Emporia, Kansas. Mr. Lee Hoskins of Emporia will be officiating. Interment will follow in Americus Cemetery, Americus, Kansas. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Kenneth Stephen Bennett, please visit our flower store.
Kenneth was born October 10, 1920 in Schenectady, New York, the son of Frank and Pearl (Yeaple) Bennett.
Kenneth married Estalene “Faye” Harris on October 1, 1944 at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. She died July 25, 2000 in San Jose, California.
He is survived by: sons, Daniel Bennett and wife Daureen of Lake George, New York, and Allan Bennett and wife Dorothy of Lodi, California; and grandchildren, Corbin Bennett and wife Felicia, Ethan Bennett, Alexis Bennett, and Samuel Bennett.
Kenneth was preceded in death by: his parents; wife; two brothers, Arthur Bennett and Richard Bennett; and two sisters, Virginia Bennett and Ruth Bennett.
He worked as a mechanical engineer for General Electric for 38 years. During World War II Kenneth was a Lieutenant serving in the United States Navy. He was a master craftsman and enjoyed woodworking, and traveling worldwide.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home in Emporia, Kansas. Mr. Lee Hoskins of Emporia will be officiating. Interment will follow in Americus Cemetery, Americus, Kansas. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Kenneth Stephen Bennett, please visit our flower store.
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