Donita Kaye Bennett

Mass of Christian Burial for Donita Bennett, 62, of Marshall, will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2026, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 5:00 p.m. at the Horvath Remembrance Center in Marshall. Visitation will continue on Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the Remembrance Center. Interment will follow the service at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Marshall.

Donita was born on December 25, 1963 in Marshall, to Edward and Mary Ann (Gossen) Duthoy. She grew up in Ghent and graduated from Marshall High School. Donita earned her nursing degree from St. Cloud School of Nursing where her mother also earned her nursing degree. She worked at Weiner Memorial Hospital, later Avera Regional Medical Center in Marshall, where she had worked for 41+ years. On October 7, 1989 she was united in marriage to Brett Bennett. They raised three kids together and had been married for 36 years.

Throughout her life, she had many hobbies and activities. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, camping, gardening, cheering her kids on at sporting events, playing rolle bolle, and her favorite thing in the world was spending time with her grandkids. She did anything to spend time with them. Donita was a very familiar face at the hospital and was passionate about her work. She continued to learn and grow in her career. Donita’s coworker’s became a part of the family and treated her with the utmost care in her final days.

Donita passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, at the Avera Regional Medical Center surrounded by family. She fought off cancer multiple times but in the end it took over. She is survived by her husband Brett, of Marshall; mother, Mary Ann Duthoy of Ghent; daughter, Hannah Adam (Rylan, Grayson, and Ellie) of Treherne, Manitoba; daughter Haley Bierl (Jacob and Julia) of Wanda; Son, Andrew Bennett of Marshall; siblings Diane Duthoy of Marshall; Dawn DeSchepper (Brian) of Marshall; Denise Schwantes of Hutchinson; and John Duthoy of Ghent and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her father Edward Duthoy, Mother in Law Melva Bennett, and Father in Law Rodney Bennett.