Lynn Delbert Bennett, 88, of Lake Maloney, North Platte, NE was reunited with his heavenly family on       March 2, 2021 in his home, surrounded by family.

Lynn was born December 19, 1932 in Formoso, Kansas, to Lyle Raymond and Doris Irene (Myers) Bennett. He spent his first few years on a farm in Kansas then moved to North Platte with family as a very young boy.  Lynn worked for a local Dairy, making vats of cottage cheese during his junior and senior years of high school, graduating from North Platte High School with the class of 1950.

Working nights for the Union Pacific Railroad, Lynn met the love of his life, Sally Marie Bachman, through nightly phone calls while she was working the switchboard as an operator at the phone company. They were married on August 10, 1952 and to this union three daughters were born.  Sally preceded him in death on July 15, 2010.

He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1952, serving as sonar man on a minesweeper during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged in 1956.  As the captain's talker and ship's mailman he was often the only sailor to go ashore, enjoying ports all over Asia. He also worked for the phone company through all the company changes:  AT&T, Northwestern Bell, Qwest and Century Link before retiring with forty years of employment.

He was a devoted family man and was completely amazed by all his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. After family, his passion was designing and building his dream house at "the lake".  The passive solar house, made to operate like a machine, was emblematic of his engineering mind and desire for self-sufficiency. He hosted 4 ^th of July family reunions there, spending hours driving the boat to make sure everyone had a chance to ski. Even at age 82, he surprised his family with a jet ski and was the first one to run it around the lake.

He loved being outside enjoying nature and was pleased to know his love of National Parks and camping in the Rocky Mountains has passed down from his father to him and on to his grand and great-grand children. Always busy, his other interests included his pets, fishing, camping, beekeeping, gardening, orchard tending, bird & squirrel feeding, model railroading, carpentry, boating, electrical work, travel, keeping up with technology, and fixing everything that broke.

Lynn will meet his beloved wife, Sally; his parents, Lyle and Doris, sister, Jean and husband, Ken Kellogg and son-in-law, Lonny Klinkebiel.

Survivors include daughters, Connie Bennett of Philadelphia, PA, Roxie Klinkebiel of McCook, NE, Crystal (Gary) Broeder of Erie, CO; grandchildren, Drew (Jabrel) Klinkebiel, Cole (Chelsea) Klinkebiel, Julia (Grayson) Chapman, Halee (Greg) Lovvorn, Kale (Cameron) Broeder, Lacee Broeder and fiancé Andy; and 22 – soon to be 24 - great-grandchildren; brothers, Wayne (Sharon) Bennett of Grand Island, NE, Kenn (Lori) Bennett of Fresno, CA; and many loving extended family and friends.

A Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, March 8, 2021 at First Baptist Church with Pastor Clint Walker officiating. Burial will be at 1:00p.m. at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE with Full Military Honors provided by the North Platte Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation will be at 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Carpenter Memorial Chapel with family receiving friends from 5:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Carpenter Memorial Chapel is entrusted with arrangements. The service will be livestreamed via Carpenter Memorial Chapels Facebook page. Online condolences and sharing of memories may be directed to www.carpentermemorial.com .