Iva Bennett, 88, of Lochbuie, died July 26, 2011, in Brighton. She was born in Cookstown, N.J., Dec. 3, 1922, to Matteo Basto and May Florentina. She attended schools in New Jersey and graduated from high school in Seattle.

Iva lived in Lochbuie since 1974, where she served as mayor pro tem. She was a member of the Brighton Worship Center.

Iva is survived by her daughters, Iva (Russell) Severance, of Shoreline, Wash., and Brenda Burch, of Hampton, Va.; three grandchildren, Charles Burch, Matthew Burch and Robert Severance; and one great-grandchild, Joshua Severance.

There will be no services. Tabor-Rice Funeral Home handled the arrangements.