ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Martina S. Bennett, of St. Charles, formerly of Preston, Md., passed away on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at Mt. Caramel Senior Living in St. Charles. She was 78. She is survived by her husband, Sheldon Bennett Sr.; a son, Sheldon Bennett Jr.; a daughter, Patricia Bennett.; two brothers, Laurence Schmick and Glenn Schmick; and two sisters, Margaret Taylor and Freda Fuchs. Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 1 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Preston, Md. The family received friends Wednesday at the Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg, Md. Interment followed at the Eastern Shore Veteran's Cemetery in Beulah, Md. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, St. Louis Chapter, 9370 Olive Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63132.