Joyce A. Bennett of Cortland, Ohio passed away peacefully on October 13, 2021, in Avon, Indiana.

Joyce was born May 15, 1939, in Sharon, PA, a daughter of Fred and Anna Mae Kaiser. Joyce was a graduate of Sharon High School.

She married her high school sweetheart, Richard J. Bennett, on July 3,1960, in the First Baptist Church of Sharon, and later moved to Cortland, where they raised their family. Joyce loved her Cortland community where she lived for nearly 50 years.

Joyce was a fun-loving, card playing, sightseeing, Cleveland Indians cheering, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Joyce leaves behind her children, Brian and Chris Bennett, Westfield, Indiana; Beth Bennett and Matthew Skelley, Chapin, South Carolina; David Bennett, Irmo, South Carolina; her grandchildren, Caroline Speidel, Patrick Bennett, Tucker Skelley, Spencer Skelley, Sam Bennett and Jack Bennett; her brothers, Tim, Tom and Bob Kaiser; and sisters, Judy Paulenich, Linda Kaiser and Diane Crumbacher; and many special nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard J. Bennett, and her parents.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in memory of Joyce Bennett to Cleveland Clinic. Gifts can be made online or sent to:

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

P.O. Box 931517

Cleveland, OH 44193-1655

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday (1020/2021) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 East State St., Sharon. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com

The family will receive friends following the funeral ceremonies, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Shelter 3 of Buhl Park, Hermitage.

Interment: Hillcrest Cemetery, Hermitage.