(Enjoyed Collecting Antique Tractors)
Vincent L. Bennett, 82 years of Cecil, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, with his family by his side.
Vincent was born July 6, 1942, in Oakwood, Ohio, the son of the late Rex and Avis (Shisler) Bennett. He was a 1961 graduate of Defiance High School.
He married Cathy Swary on December 5, 1987, and she survives. Vincent was owner of Bennett Equipment, which he began in the late 1960’s.
He also worked as a tire builder and crane operator at BF Goodrich for 32 ½ years, retiring in 1994. He also was a heavy equipment operator, working out of Ohio Engineer Operators Local 18.
He was a member of Local 715 and Bethel United Methodist Church where he served as Chairman of the Board and a Trustee.
He was instrumental in starting the Auglaize Tractor Club. Vincent enjoyed collecting antique tractors as well as buying and selling them.
Surviving is his wife Cathy of Cecil; three daughters Linda Sholl of Paulding, Karen (Ryan) Flint of Cecil and Melissa Swary of Bryan; four grandsons, Bryce Sholl, Nicolas Flint, Devan Egnor and Brennan Egnor; two brothers, Victor (Cathie) Bennett of Sherwood and Dale (Linda) Bennett of Sherwood; one sister, Sharon Bennett Wood of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation for Vincent L. Bennett will be held Friday, October 4, 2024, from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, 230 East Elm Street, Sherwood. Visitation will continue on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Funeral services for Vincent will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home with Pastor Briana Geiger and Pastor Chuck Schmunk officiating. Interment will follow in Rochester Cemetery.
Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider memorial contributions be directed to the charity of the donor’s choice.
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