Mary Jennings Bennie

SCRANTON-Mary Jennings Bennie, 74, of Moosic, passed away peacefully Friday morning at Regional Hospital, Scranton, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She will remain an inspiration to us all. Born in Minooka on May 29, 1937, she was a daughter of the lat Edward J. and Mary (Kennedy) Jennings. She was a graduate of Avoca High School and Scranton-Lackawanna College. She was a member of Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca, where she was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She was a former member of the choir. She was a member of Parent Teachers Guild at St. Mary’s School. She was formerly employed as a medical transcriptionist for 30 years at Mercy Hospital, Scranton. She recently retired from Moses Taylor Hospital in April, 2012. Her husband of 48 years, Thomas J. Bennie, Sr., passed away March 28, 2006. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Kathleen and Beth Jennings. Surviving are her children, Thomas J. Bennie Jr. and his wife, Ann Marie, Avoca; Robert E. Bennie and his wife, Maryann, Moosic; Edward Bennie and his wife. Donna, Old Forge; James Bennie and his wife, Maryanne, Suscon; Mary A. Bennie, Moosic, Christine E. Francis and her husband, Roy, Dupont; 13 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sisters Ann Brennan, Avoca and Eleanor Loughney, Jenkintown; many nieces, nephews and cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10:00 a.m. in Queen of the Apostles Parrish, 715 Hawthorne St., Avoca, with the Reverend Phillip J. Sladicka officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Avoca. Anyone attending the mass is asked to go directly to the church. Friends may call Sunday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 728 Main St., Avoca. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Miami Project, Research Center-Spinal Cord Injuries, P.O. Box 016960, (R48), Miami, FL 33101-9844 or Queen of the Apostles Parish. Condolences may be sent at www.BestLifeTributes.com.