Evelyn A. Bennett

Published 4:30 pm Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Evelyn A. Bennett, 88, died Oct. 27, 2011 at LaGrange Adventist Hospital, Ill. Mrs. Bennett, née Brown, was born and raised in West Chicago, Ill. She was a homemaker and wife of the late Bruce J. Bennett.
As an active resident of West Chicago, Mrs. Bennett served as the organist at the Church of the Resurrection for many years, was a member of the District 33 School Board, and also served as an officer of the women’s and mother’s clubs and the Delnor Hospital Auxiliary.
In 1986 she and her husband retired to Tryon, where they lived until the widowed Mrs. Bennett moved to Hinsdale, Ill., in 2004.
She is survived by her two daughters, Jama (Nicholas) Di-Sorbo of Matthews, N.C., and Sandra (David) Williams of Hinsdale, Ill.; her grandchildren, Kristin (Tim) Chew, Renee DiSorbo, Stephen (Brooke) Di-Sorbo, Brian (Wendy) Williams, Jeffrey (Martha) Williams and five great-grandchildren.
Private inurnment will be at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Tryon.
Hallowell & James Funeral Home, Countryside, Ill., is assisting the family. 708-352-6500.