Kate Bennett

Kate Bennett, age 86 of Hastings passed away August 2, 2012 at Magnum Care of Hastings.
She was born December 23, 1925 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of Theodore and Eva (Luco) Kostyk.

Kate attended school in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. She worked as a nurses aid at Winnipeg Children Hospital for several years in Canada. After coming to the United States, Kate worked as an in-home caregiver for the children of several different families. She also worked at the Tiki Restaurant and Bar and raised three boys.

Kate enjoyed knitting and embroidering, it gave her great pleasure to create things for the home. The mittens that she made would weigh 5 lbs after a good snowball fight. She also enjoyed all the activities at the Commission on Aging, dancing, arts and crafts and listening to Russ Nash and Don Reid provide entertainment. Kate was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings and she loved going to church there. She was a loving and caring person who always liked to help not only her family but others, and will be remembered for that.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers: Andrew, Peter, Nick, Fred and Bill Kostyk and sisters: Pearl Crouch, Ann Kudrich and Nellie Toporoski.

Kate is survived by three sons: Alex, Ben and Don Henry, all of Hastings, two sisters and a brother from Winnipeg: Alexandra Slovinsky, Doris Wachal and John Kostyk; step- sister, Ellejane Ressique of Charlotte, step-brother, Russell Bennett of Vermontville; grandchildren: Kathy Jane, Nathan, Josh and Ken.

The family wishes to send a special thank you to Sukki Boulter and Diane as well as Magnum Care of Hastings for the special care they gave their mother.