Waterbury Hospital retiree
Arline Bennett Hanson passed away peacefully June 12, 2015, at the Hay Madiera Hospice in Stuart, Fla. She was the loving wife of almost 67 years of Robert Hansen.
Arline was born July 23, 1925, in Waterbury, a daughter of the late Homer and Edith Bennett. She grew up in Southbury and lived her married life in Middlebury before retiring to Stuart, Fla.
Arline was a graduate of Woodbury High School and Waterbury Hospital School of Nursing. She was a nurse in the newborn nursery at Waterbury Hospital until her retirement.
She was a longtime active member of the Middlebury Congregational Church, teaching Sunday school and participating in fundraisers and in the women’s fellowship, among other activities. She was most often seen with her knitting needles in hand.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Hansen; daughter, Shari, and her husband, Bill Morris, of Middlebury; grandsons, Jay Morris of Philadelphia, Pa., and Matt Morris and his wife, Melissa Morris, of Oakville, Conn.; and a great-grandson, Owen Morris. Also surviving her are her brothers, Homer Bennett and his companion, Peg Tester, of Southbury and Craig Bennett and his wife, Clare, of Woodbury; a sister, Joan Murphy of Southbury and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers, Donald Bennett of Southbury and David Bennett of Lake Work, Fla.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.
Donations in Arline’s memory may be made to the Charles P. Luckey Scholarship Fund care of Middlebury Congregational Church, 1242 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT 06762.
