Adelaide C. Bennett

September 6, 1921 - February 7, 2017

Adelaide C. Bennett, of Rumson, NJ passed away at age 95 on Tuesday February 7, 2017 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Queens, N.Y. she has been a resident of Rumson since 1974. Her inner strength, resilience and compassion were clear to everyone she met. Addy was a longtime member of the Sweet Adelines’ Heart of New Jersey Chorus and the Rumson Senior Citizens Club. She was a communicant of Holy Cross Church in Rumson for more than 40 years. She married Patrick after he returned from service in the Army following WW II. She helped put him through engineering school at RPI in Rensselaer, N.Y. There she had a fulltime job as an executive secretary to the president of RPI and she sang on the local radio station. In her 80’s, Addy began her college career by attending classes at Brookdale Community College where she officially became the oldest student at the school. She is survived by her beloved husband of nearly 70 years and her 5 loving children: Tecla, Patrick, Craig, Brian and Robin. She is also survived by her 6 cherished grandchildren. A memorial mass will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday February 18, 2017 at Holy Cross Church in Rumson, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the ASPCA.