Palos Verdes Peninsula Republican Assembly Announces Memorial Services for Cherie Bennett

Cherie Weicker Bennett, a 55 year resident of Rolling
Hills, went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2014. She was 85 years old.
Cherie was a loving wife, devoted mother and a loyal friend. She was born in the
state of New York, on September 8, 1928 to Theodore Weicker Jr. and Schatz
Adams. A graduated from Marymount High School in Santa Barbara and attended the
Paris Sorbonne University.

Cherie met and married John McCoid
Bennett November 7, 1957 at Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes CA; together
they raised six children in Rolling Hills.

She attended Church regularly and
was active in many organizations, including the California Republican Assembly; (in 1978 she and her husband Rev. John
Bennett became the Founding Members of the
Palos Verdes Peninsula Republican Assembly [PVP RA] a local chapter of the CRA); (she served as President of) The
Palos Verdes Peninsula Republican Womens Federated [PVP RWF], The
Navy League, Society of Mayflower Descendants and Jules Stein Institute. Cherie is also remembered as the
hostess of many magnificent parties at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas she opened
her home to many other worthy organizations and causes throughout the years.

She is survived by her children:
John "Jay" McCoid Bennett Jr. (Siw), William Sterling Bennett
(Rhonda), Sean Adams Bennett (Leslie), Theodore Weicker Bennett, Mitchell Ayres
Quillen Bennett (Nancy), Serena Cherie Bennett Padian (John), 17 grand
children, 2 great-grand children, her brother Theodore Weicker III, and sister
Juliet Weicker.

Memorial
Service:

Date:              Saturday January 25, 2014

Time:                         11:00 am

Location:      Rolling Hills United Methodist Church

26438 Crenshaw Blvd

Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274

Reception Immediately
to follow

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made payable to:

Servite
High School

1952
W. La Palma Avenue

Anaheim,
CA 92801

Please Reference in memo:

"Cherie Weicker
Bennett scholarship fund."

Please go to the mortuary's website, www.LAfuneral.com,
to send messages to the family and to share memories.

Published in Daily Breeze on Jan. 12, 2014