Mary Ann Bennett

Mary Ann Bennett passed away quietly at home on May 5, 2024. Mary was born to Hattie and John Oxley on November 20, 1945 in nearby Des Moines, Iowa.

Mary graduated from East High School in 1963, created a family, then worked tirelessly until retirement from Wells Fargo, then from Marshall’s. She loved family, friends, conversation, mysteries, and games, and could light up a room with her smile.

Matriarch to so many, Mary dedicated her life to loving and raising anyone who needed her, especially her sons. She will forever be treasured by her brothers, Leroy (Nancy) and Chuck (Sally), her sisters Wanda (Mike) and Cleo, her daughter-in-law Elizabeth, her closest nieces, Julie (Dave) and Jill (Stefan), her grandchildren Michael, Jennie (Jessy), Alysia (Justin), and Zach, her great grandchildren Vinnie, Skyla, Quinn, Charlee, Kloe, Noelle, and Daniel, her closest great nieces and nephews, Shellagh (Bravo), Maranda (Jake), Michael (Mary), and Anicah, their children Kyler, Kohen, and Raelynn, and many more.

Mary is preceded in death by her beloved sons Michael and Jonathan Bennett, her siblings, Robert (Bobbi), Cora (Bill), and Karen (Craig), her niece Deb, and her grandson Jonathan Jacob.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 PM with a funeral beginning at 5 PM, Friday, May 17, 2024 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, and a private family burial at Vandalia Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

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