Obituaries

Ms. Bennett did secretarial work at the CIA before retiring in 1997.

While living in Fairfax City, she volunteered for many years as a big sister. She was a member of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Fairfax.

After retiring, she moved from Fairfax City to Naples, where she worked part time at a branch of the Collier County Public Library. She also volunteered one morning a week in Bonita Springs at the Cafe of Life, which provides food and other support for the working poor.

An adoptee, she located her birth family later in life and made a great effort to get to know her birth siblings.

Ms. Bennett enjoyed walking and collecting shells on Naples beaches. She recently took up ballroom dancing and discovered a natural talent that gave her great pleasure. She treasured many family heirlooms that had been handed down from previous generations.

Her marriages to Edward M. Gantt and John Leibermann ended in divorce.

Survivors include her son from her first marriage, Erik Gantt of Fort Collins, Colo.; and a brother.

-- Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb