Bennett

Roger Russell Bennett, 76, of Penn Township passed away Sunday at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh.

He was born May 2, 1933, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Edna (Shaffer) Bennett of Butler and the late Russell Lee Bennett.

Roger was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Korean War.

He was a member of the Elks Lodge 170, the VFW Post 249 and the American Legion Post 778.

He attended Butler High School. Roger retired from Armco in 1993 after 40 years.

He liked boating, fishing, hunting, golfing and going to Florida every winter. Roger enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and will be truly missed.

Surviving are his mother; his wife, Deloris J. (King) Bennett, who he married Feb. 19, 1955; two daughters, Diana Joy Waller and Cheryl A. Fennell, both of Butler; two sons, Rodney R. Bennett of Center Township and his fiancee, Monica McCabe, and Terrence L. Bennett of Penn Township; five grandchildren, Chad Waller, Amanda Kolacinki, Sarah Shaw, Tara Bennett and Jordan Fennell; and two great-grandchildren, Owen Ray Kolacinki and Bennett Conner Shaw.

He was preceded in death by his father, and by two brothers, Ralph Bennett and Ronald Bennett.

<B>BENNETT</B> — Friends Roger Russell Bennett, who died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Young Funeral Home</B>, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler. Military honors will be held at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home by VFW Post 249 and American Legion Post 778. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Pastor Christian Watts of Community Alliance Church officiating. Interment will be in the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 10 Duff Road, Suite 304, Pittsburgh, PA 15235.For more information, go to www.youngfuneralhomes.com.