Kristina Anne Bennett was living in Flagstaff when she died on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at Flagstaff Medical Center after unexpected surgery complications. She was called Kristina by her family and was called Anne by her friends and co-workers. She was born in Winslow on Feb. 3, 1984. She was 34 years old when she died.
A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 9, at Greer’s Mortuary Chapel in Winslow. A visitation will also be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, in the Relief Society room, followed by funeral services at 11 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 4165 S. Lake Mary Road in Flagstaff. Interment will be at 2 p.m. at the Desert View Cemetery in Winslow.
As a child she enjoyed participating on the youth swim team and the youth theatre club. In high school she worked part-time as a lifeguard and taught swim lessons. She also participated in the 4-H program raising rabbits and pigs, and earned the opportunity to attend the National 4-H Congress.
After graduating from high school she attended Eastern Arizona College and earned an associate degree in theatre and cinematic arts. She then attended Coconino Community College in Flagstaff and earned a certificate in American Sign Language interpreting. She then attended Northern Arizona University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in speech-language sciences and technology.
During her college studies and after graduation she worked in the FACTS program which is a before and after school childcare program held at the Flagstaff elementary schools. She found great joy in working with the children and loved doing crafts and reading to them. She was also mindful of teaching good citizenship values to the children through their learning how to contribute positively to their DeMiguel Wolf pack.
At FACTS she loved participating and would often volunteer for extra activities. She was mindful of giving extra help when her FACTs children were new or struggling. When she was off duty she loved going to visit and traveling with her friends and family members. She also loved doing family history and spent many hours finding her Bennett ancestors.
She is survived by her mother, Sandra Kay Bennett; and her four siblings, Jared LaMar Bennett, Jacob Lloyd Bennett, Tara Lynn Black and Eileen Rose Brimley.
She is preceded in death by her father, Richard Bennett.
Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow handled the arrangements.
