George Carlton Bennett, Jr.
George Carlton Bennett, Jr.
George Carlton Bennett, Jr.
December 8, 1931 – October 12, 2013
Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81
Loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather
George Bennett, 81, of Oskaloosa passed away Saturday evening, October 12, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Services Serenity House in Oskaloosa.
George Carlton Bennett Jr., son of George Carlton Sr. and Genevieve Evelyn (Johnson) Bennett, was born, December 8, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a 1950 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and went on to earn a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1954. In June of that year he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Army. He earned his Masters Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri in 1964.
Throughout George’s military career, he served in the Panama Canal Zone, Korea, South Viet Nam, Thailand, Germany and the United States; he retired in January 1975 as a Lieutenant Colonel. While stationed in Viet Nam, George met and married Anna Nguyen, November 26, 1970.
Upon his return to Oskaloosa George bought Lyle’s Jewelry from his father. In addition to selling merchandise he also did watch and jewelry repair. George sold the business in 1990 and sold real estate for a brief time before going to work at Pella Corp. He retired in 2000.
George was a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed carpentry work and the out-of-doors. He was an avid reader of western and crime novels and especially enjoyed the Des Moines Register, where he also never missed solving the Sudoku puzzle. He also loved watching military movies, westerns and MASH.
His family includes his wife of almost 43 years, Anna Bennett of Oskaloosa; his children: Lauri Ann Owens of Neptune Beach, FL; Karen (Robert) Sweetapple of Boca Raton, FL; Geoffrey (Angie) Bennett of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Katia (Timothy Crowley) Bennett of Tokyo, Japan and George (Carl) Bennett of Brooklyn, NY; ten grandchildren; and a brother, Max J. Bennett of San Clemente, CA.
In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by a sister, Mary and a son, Quan Bennett.
Memorial services are pending.
Memorial contributions may be made to the MHP Serenity House.
