Mrs. CLIFFORD (Stella B. Ruh) BENNETT

LEWIS, RUH, BENNETT, GOCKEL, TILL, TRACY, WEINER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 4/25/2003 at 12:03:34

Stella B. Bennett

Telegraph Herald - Sunday, April 13, 2003

Stella B. Bennett, 88, who resided with her daughter, Sandy Till, of 1145 Hiawatha St., East Dubuque, Ill., formerly of Dubuque, died at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at ManorCare Health Services, Dubuque.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy Road, where there will be a parish scripture wake service at 6 p.m.

She was born on Dec. 7, 1914, in Dubuque, daughter of Fred and Louisa (Lewis) Ruh. On Nov. 27, 1941, she married Clifford Bennett; he passed away on April 30, 1992.

Stella was born and raised in Dubuque. She was a homemaker whose life revolved around her family. Stella cherished the times spent with her children and grandchildren.

She was a member of Sacred Heart Parish and its Altar and Rosary Society.

Surviving are her children, Pat (Tom) Gockel and Sandy Till, both of East Dubuque, and Gloria (Duane) Tracy and Doug Bennett, both of Dubuque; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by a sister, Gertrude Weiner; and a brother, Francis Ruh.

A Stella B. Bennett Memorial Fund has been established.

The Bennett family wishes to extend a special thank-you to Dr. Mark Runde and his staff for the wonderful care given to Stella over the years.