Bennet C. Barelmann, 93 Funeral services for Bennet C. Barelmann (nee Kohlwey) will be held  on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at 3:30 p.m. at First Immanuel Lutheran  Church Cedarburg.  Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday  from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service.  Interment will be held  at Zur Ruhe Cemetery.  The Rev. Randolph Raasch will be officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials to First Immanuel Guardian Angel Fund  or Kathy Hospice are appreciated. A special Thank You to all the  staff at Kathy Hospice for the wonderful care she received. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.muellerfuneralhome.com. Bennet was born on Feb. 14, 1918, on the family farmstead in Grafton.  She graduated from Grafton High School in June 1936 and attended  vocational school in Milwaukee, and became a bookkeeper by  profession. She was active in 4-H, school plays and choir. On Aug. 24, 1940, she married Raymond E. Barelmann at St. Paul’s,  Grafton. After marriage, she joined First Immanuel, being a member  for almost 72 years. Ray and Bennet had three daughters, Judith,  Janet and Jean, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. After Bennet and Ray retired, they did a lot of traveling throughout  the United States, Europe, Australia and Alaska. Bennet sang with the choir and volunteered with the reading program  at school. She was a member of the Ladies Aid and Quilters group,  president of the Prime Timers, and a volunteer at the Bethesda  Economy Store. She was the first lady letter carrier with the U.S. Post Office in  the city of Cedarburg. Six years ago when her health began to fail, she moved to West Bend  to live with her daughter, Judy, and her husband, Joel. She enjoyed  reading the Bible, doing "fancy work" and making blankets for the  Linus Project of Washington County. She moved to Kathy Hospice on  Aug. 27, 2011. Bennet is survived by her children,  Judith (Joel) Frank, Janet (the  late Henry S.) Hoffman and Jean (Rick) Tortomasi; special  grandchildren,  Paul, Timothy, Henry II, Gregory, Scott, Kim, and  Jill;  nine great grandchildren.  She was the sister-in-law of Lester  Riebe, Norbert (Joanne) Barelmann, and Doris Barelmann. She is  further survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and  friends. Bennet was preceded in death by her parents; her  beloved husband,  Raymond E. Barelmann; her brother, E. Fredric Kohlwey and his wife  Alice; her sister, Erema Riebe; her son-in-law, Henry S. Hoffman; her  brothers-in-law, Elmer Barelmann and his wife Anita, and Frederick  Barelmann. Mueller Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family.