Emma Bennett, 88, of Sweet Home died Sept. 18, 2009.
She was born in Watrous, N.M. to Roman and Adela (Ortiz) Silva. She was raised and schooled in Santa Fe, N.M. and Fort Collins, Colo.
After secretarial school, she moved to Portland, where she met her lifelong love Jim Bennett. They were married in 1953.
Soon after, they moved to the Los Angeles area and started a family of four children. Mrs. Bennett worked as…