Cowlitz County WA Archives Obituaries.....Bennett, Viola Margaret  May 22, 2006
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Published in The Daily News on 5/31/2006.  www.tdn.com/obits
 	
Viola Margaret Bennett, 85, of Lincoln City, Ore., died May 22, 2006. 

She was born Dec. 13, 1920, in Sycamore, Ill., to Henry and Blenda Magnuson. 
She was raised by her mother and stepfather, John Johnson. She graduated from 
St. Joseph Mercy School of Nursing in 1941. 

Mrs. Bennett served three years in the Army Nurses Corps stationed in England 
during World War II. She was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in 1952 
and attended the University of California at Berkeley, receiving a bachelor's 
degree in nursing education and public health. She taught nursing at Cowlitz 
General Hospital and worked for the Los Angeles Unified School District's 
nursing department until retiring in 1983. 

She married James Austin Bennett on Sept. 29, 1952, in Kelso. He preceded her 
in death Feb. 16, 2000, and she moved to Lincoln City later that year. 

Survivors include a daughter, Ann Bennett; a brother, Leonard Magnuson; a 
niece, Babette Mattia; and three nephews, Bruce Magnuson, Barry Magnuson and 
Brian Magnuson. 

A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Cowlitz View Memorial 
Gardens. In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held at New 
Horizons Church in Kelso. A celebration of her life will follow at the home of 
Barry and Marcia Magnuson in Kelso. 

Arrangements are by Autumn Funeral & Cremation, Tigard, Ore. 	


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