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 Ray K. Bennett, 99
December 05, 2007
PITTSFIELD - Ray K. Bennett, 99, of 329 Pittsfield Road, Devonshire Estates, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, at Berkshire Medical Center.
Born in Chelsea on Feb. 7, 1908, daughter of Peter S. and Esther Bookbinder Kloper, she was a 1926 graduate of Chelsea High School. She resided in the Boston area and later in the state of Florida before moving to Pittsfield.
A homemaker, Mrs. Bennett did volunteer work at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston for 17 years and, while in Florida, volunteered with many civic and cultural groups. In Pittsfield, she did volunteer work at Temple Anshe Amunim and with Pittsfield Downtown Associates.
She was a longtime member of Temple Anshe Amunim and a former member of Temple Beth Zion in Brookline. She enjoyed the arts.
Her husband, Samuel Bennett, whom she married March 27, 1932, died Aug. 6, 1992.
She leaves a son, Morris Bennett of Pittsfield; a daughter, Sandra Sharet of St. Paul, Minn.; two sisters, Stella Weisman of Wilmington, Del., and Miriam Stryer of Detroit; a daughter-in-law, Anne Roland; five grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL NOTICE - Services for Ray Kloper Bennett, 99, will be conducted Sunday at 10 a.m. at Devanny-Condron Funeral Home by Rabbi Mark Wieder, spiritual leader of Temple Anshe Amunim. Burial will follow in the Temple Anshe Amunim section of Pittsfield Cemetery.
Donations in her memory may be made to Temple Anshe Amunim in care of the funeral home. The family will receive guests at the family home, 85 Edward Ave., following the service Sunday from noon until 4.
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