Allen Lavern Bennett

Allen Lavern Bennett, 84, of Palmer, Nebraska, died on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in Palmer. Pat Johnson will be offering words of comfort. Interment will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M. on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the United Methodist Church in Palmer. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in Palmer is assisting the family.

Allen was the oldest, born on November 21, 1940, to Chester and Ruth (Warner) Bennett in Ord, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm and received his education in Scotia, graduating in 1959. Allen worked for Richard and Frank Tuma in Cotesfield. He was united in marriage to Delores Johnson on May 8, 1960, in Scotia. He continued to work for Tuma’s until moving to Scotia, where he was employed by the Scotia Grain Elevator. The family moved to North Loup, where he was a hog farmer. In 1974, they moved to Palmer, where Allen continued to do farm work for Ferris Farms, Dinsdale’s, Jim Forbes, Bob Forbes, and Shanks Mink Farms. He then retired and started fencing for Emil Dubas and Todd Hake. After retiring from fencing, he enjoyed following his grandkids around to their many activities until his health slowed him down. His hobbies included playing cards, square dancing, reading, and watching westerns.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Delores Bennett of Palmer; sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Gaylene Bennett of Palmer, Wade and Rebecca Bennett of Archer, Rex and Nancy Bennett of Palmer; daughter, Teresa Lampshire of Palmer; sisters, Eleanor Piskorski of Ord and Norma Kozisek of Colorado; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 27 great-great-grandchildren.

Allen was preceded in death by his parents; son, Justin “Skippy” Bennett; grandson, Calvin Bennett; brothers, Kenneth Bennett, Dennis Bennett, and Keith Bennett.