Bennett, Elena D. (DeFazio), life long resident of Wellesley. April 16, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Harold W. Bennett. Devoted mother of Robert J. Bennett and his wife Christine of Salt Lake City, UT; Richard D. Bennett and his wife Michele Hutchins of Salt Lake City, UT; Edward C. Bennett and his wife Linda of Natick; the late Barbara G. Bennett. Loving grandmother of Bryan, Christopher, Daniel, and Madison. Sister of the late Salvatore, Mario, Romeo DeFazio, Assunta Piazza, and Juliet Cassoli. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Elena worked as a young child at the DeFazio Market, a grocery store, in Wellesley. She was a former employee of N.E. Telephone Co, a real estate broker in Wellesley for many years, enjoyed her winters in West Palm Beach, FL as well as being a member of the Nehoiden Golf Club in Wellesley.
Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St. (Rt.16) Wellesley, Wednesday at 8am followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Paul Church, Wellesley at 9am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Tuesday from 5-8pm. Interment in St. Mary Cemetery, Needham. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Elena’s memory to St. Paul Church, 502 Washington St. Wellesley, MA 02482.