Mary Jane Bennett

March 15, 1934 – January 08, 2011

Graveside Service: Private services will be held January 12, 2011 at Forest Cemetery
Mary Jane Bennett, daughter of George and Genevieve Johnson Bennett, was born March 15, 1934 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was a 1952 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and a 1956 graduate of the University of Iowa. After college Mary moved to California and worked for Paramount Studio’s for Cecil B. DeMille, who was a movie director. She did clerical work for Cecil and made her home in both Los Angeles and Oskaloosa. She permanently moved back to Oskaloosa in 2000. Mary enjoyed spending time with friends and family.

Mary’s family includes two brothers: George and Anna Bennett of Oskaloosa, Iowa and Max Bennett of Los Angeles, California; an aunt, Jean Johnson of Grinnell, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.