Roger Bennett, 74, of Toledo, Iowa died on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Premier Estates in Tama, Iowa. Smith Funeral Home and Crematory in Grinnell has been entrusted with Roger’s cremation arrangements. Memories and condolences may be shared with Roger’s family online at www.smithfh.com. Memorials may be designated to the Roger Bennett Memorial Fund and mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home and Crematory, PO Box 368, Grinnell, IA 50112. Roger William Bennett was born on February 24, 1947 in Maquoketa, Iowa, the son of William and Darlene (Buck) Bennett. He was raised in Maquoketa and graduated from Maquoketa High School in 1965. He attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and received his certification in wastewater treatment. Roger was united in marriage to Carol Sue (Starr) Evans and their marriage was blessed with three children, Brent, Brian, and Lisa. He worked for Caterpillar for seventeen years and later worked at Amana Refrigeration as wastewater treatment specialist. His marriage to Carol later ended in divorce. On April 6th, 1991, he was married to Julie Hutchcroft. They were blessed with a son, Tristan Roger William Bennett, who passed away before birth on July 31, 1992. During their marriage, Roger took on the role of dad to Julie's two children, Bonnie and Larry. Julie passed away on January 25, 2015. Roger was married to Linda Jean Lester on February 18, 2017 and the couple resided in Toledo, Iowa. He was employed as a wastewater treatment specialist with the City of Tama. Roger was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He held special love of cars and always looked forward to going on car rides. He was an avid gun collector. He enjoyed educating people on the Native American culture and religion and collecting Indian and Native American artifacts. Roger is survived by his wife, Linda Bennett of Toledo; children, Brent Bennett of Davenport, IA, and Brian (Ginger) Bennett of Maquoketa; stepchildren, Scott (Brenda) Johnson of Grinnell, Ted (Sheila) Johnson of Grinnell, Jenny May Lester of Tama, IA, Larry Hutchcroft-Nikkel of Marshalltown, IA, and Bonnie Shelton of Marengo, IA; 20 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; and several great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Tristan Bennett; daughter, Lisa (Bennett) Yarolem; sister, Robin Bennett; and a grandson, Travis.