Born January 11, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, to Montville and Jean Bullard Benjamin. She moved here in 2004 from Waterford, Michigan. She was retired from AT&T and was a member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lakeland, FL.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Douglas Marvin.

She is survived by her children, Kim (Rick) Hermansen of Waterford, MI, Karen Jackson of Cypress, TX, Kevin (Lori) Marvin of Walled Lake, MI, and Ken ( Linda) Marvin of Myrtle Beach, SC; two brothers, Royce Benjamin of Bloomfield Hills, MI and Paul Benjamin of Phoenix, AZ; a sister, Joan Angert of Lakeland, FL; eleven grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.