Alice Ann Bennett Culver

Alice Ann Bennett Culver, a longtime Peconic resident formerly of Port Washington, passed away on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. She was 87 years old.

Alice was born March 9, 1937, in Manhattan to Rose and Wilfred P. Cohen. She was one of four children. After high school, she attended the University of Michigan and Hofstra University.

Alice’s greatest love was her family. Nothing made her happier than being surrounded by her four children and their families. She loved to knit, especially for her family, her homemade jam was always in demand and there wasn’t a Sudoku puzzle that she couldn’t do. When there was a NY Mets game on TV, you would find her watching the game, knitting a sweater, while working on a Sudoku puzzle — Alice was the OG multitasker. Alice was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Southold, president of the Beacon of Light Foundation and founder of the North Fork Community Supper.

Predeceased by her first husband, Charles V. Bennett; second husband, Harold Culver; and siblings Suzanne Olin and Barbara Freedman, Alice is survived by her brother, Paul Cohen of Belmont, Mass.; her children Scott Bennett (Jessie) of Southold, Jody Cracco (Daniel) of Lake George, N.Y., Betsy Gagne of Delray Beach, Fla., and Chuck Bennett (Stacy) of Sea Cliff, N.Y.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life Service was held Feb. 7 at First Presbyterian Church of Southold, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Peter Kelley. The family received friends Feb. 8 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Graveside internment followed Southold Presbyterian Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to https://the-inn.org/how-to-help/donate-funds/.

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