Luise Bennett


Luise Bennett of Havre de Grace, passed away on March 24, 2010. She was 86. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany to the late Paul Josef Duft and Maria Anne Vomel Duft. She was the beloved widow of Austin E. Bennett.


She is survived by her daughter Heide Stockl and her friend and Godmother Jane Terwilliger of Edgewood, MD, Stanley Bennett of Havre de Grace, MD, Michael Bennett and wife Karen, of Laytonsville, MD, and Richard Bennett of Havre de Grace, MD., granddaughter Lauren Mulkey of Charleston, S.C., Cpl. Joseph “Jeb” Bennett, of the U.S. Marine Corps., Grace Bennett of Laytonsville, MD.

After her children were grown, she worked for the A&P Supermarket, Havre de Grace Middle School, The Apothecary Shop, and City Pharmacy where she made friends. She enjoyed Fox News and traveled extensively throughout Europe and the United States with her late husband and family before his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1965. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a member of the VFW 8126, and the ELKS in Havre de Grace.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, March 28, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM at Zellman Funeral Home, P.A., 123 South Washington Street, Havre de Grace, MD 21078. Funeral Services will begin at 2:00 PM at the funeral home. Rev. Ed Heydt will officiate. Interment will be held at Angel Hill Cemetery.

In celebration of her love of our men and women serving in the military, contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, 7020 AC Skinner Parkway, Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

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