Farrell J. Bennett

Farrell J. Bennett passed away peacefully at his home in North Salt Lake, Utah on Friday, October 23, 2026, surrounded by his loving family.

Farrell was born on December 15, 1937, in Clearfield, Utah to Elsie Jacobs Bennett and Eldon Hyrum Bennett. He was the eldest of four children. He was preceded in death by his sisters Lorraine Bennett and Jean Bennett Meikle and is survived by his sister Colleen Bennett Huffaker. Farrell grew up in a close-knit community surrounded by the love of family, cherished grandparents, devoted aunts and uncles and lifelong friends.

Farrell proudly served six years in the Army Reserve as a trumpet player with the Army Band. Music was close to his heart for the rest of his life, especially big-band and marching-band music. During his time in the reserves, he also served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern California Mission. This experience planted the seed of a lifelong devotion to Jesus Christ that would guide every chapter of his life.

Farrell attended Weber College and then transferred to the University of Utah. While attending the University of Utah he met and fell in love with his sweetheart, Linda Welch. On March 15, 1962, they were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple—a covenant Farrell held as the foundation of everything he built afterward. He considered it one of his greatest life missions to love and cherish Linda. Together they had seven children: Steven, David, Christopher (deceased), Michelle, Jennifer, Heather and Jonathan.

Farrell and Linda began their life together in Salt Lake City and started raising their family. Encouraged by a dear missionary friend, they later relocated to Boise, Idaho where Farrell earned his real-estate and broker licenses and built a successful career as a realtor, broker-owner and investment executive. Through every career move he kept his family and his faith at the center of his decisions. He taught their children by example that no professional success was worth more than time with loved ones or devotion to our Savior.

Throughout these years Farrell remained deeply devoted to his faith in Jesus Christ and to service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He faithfully served in numerous callings including Stake Mission President, Bishop, Stake President, Mission President, and Stake Patriarch, touching countless lives through his steady leadership and Christlike compassion. Those who served with him remember a man who led with genuine love—quick to listen, quicker to forgive and always ready to kneel in prayer with someone in need.

After retiring, Farrell and Linda returned to Utah and settled in North Salt Lake. They were then called to serve together as mission leaders in the California San Fernando Mission. Farrell treasured this experience deeply because he was able to serve with Linda as his companion. He especially loved mentoring the mission’s 640 missionaries, many of whom stayed in touch with him for the rest of his life.

Upon returning home from their mission, Farrell was called to serve as Stake Patriarch. Over the next eleven years he pronounced more than 400 patriarchal blessings. These blessings offered guidance, comfort and spiritual counsel to many, including many of his own grandchildren. He served faithfully in this calling until declining eyesight made it no longer possible for him to continue.

Rather than let his blindness limit him, Farrell turned it into an offering. In the years he could no longer see, he spent hours upon hours woodworking canes and staves almost entirely by feel—sanding, varnishing and preparing them one at a time as gifts for hundreds of family members and friends. Each cane was quiet proof of who he was: a man who, even after losing his sight, found a way to keep giving of himself to the people he loved. He cherished leading his family in the Bennett shout and delighted in teaching grandchildren and great-grandchildren to live by the family creed he held dear: Faith, Integrity, Kindness and Sacrifice.

Farrell loved storytelling, jellybeans, Grammie’s cooking, kazoos, family history, listening to music and working in the Boise yard. He had a great memory and a passion for learning, which was expanded through countless hours reading church books and historical fiction. He was a people person! He loved becoming friends with everyone he met. He loved making people laugh and was always cheering on his family and friends. Most of all, Farrell loved his Savior Jesus Christ, his beautiful eternal companion, Linda, and his dear family.

Farrell leaves behind a legacy of unwavering faith in our Redeemer Jesus Christ, a deep devotion to family and a lifetime of Christlike love for others. His influence will continue to be felt in the lives of his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all who were blessed by his example and love. Though he will be deeply missed, his family finds comfort and rejoices in the promise he lived by—that families are forever.

Farrell is survived by his beloved wife Linda; his six children: Steven Bennett (Brenda), David Bennett (Jennie), Michelle Whitney (Ryan), Jennifer Dexter (Chris), Heather Dudley (Matthew) and Jonathan Bennett (Mary); 27 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren, with 2 more on the way. He was preceded in death by their son, Christopher Bennett.

Public viewings will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Russon Mortuary, 295 N. Main Street, Bountiful, Utah, and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 30, 2026, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 351 Lofty Lane, North Salt Lake, Utah.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 351 Lofty Lane, North Salt Lake, Utah.

Interment will follow at the Bountiful City Cemetery.

Services will be streamed live on the Russon Mortuary and Crematory YouTube Channel and on this obituary page. See YouTube video below.