Ruth Kathleen Bender^{[1, 2]}

1925 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	Ruth Kathleen Bender
  Born	2 Nov 1925  [3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32798014
  Name	Ruth Kathleen Bennett
  Name	Ruth Kathleen Seiling
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-121739
  Died	9 Jan 2009  [3]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I121739	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Edward Bender,   b. 17 Feb 1888, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Leah B. Brubacher,   b. 6 Aug 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F244113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Philip Leroy "Leroy" Bennett,   b. 1928,   d. 1975  (Age 47 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1854
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F63335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Frederick George "Fred" Seiling,   b. 2 May 1925,   d. 27 Nov 2014, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F53550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SEILING, Ruth Kathleen Bender Bennett, RN - Nov. 2, 1925 - Jan. 9, 2009. Ruth passed away peacefully and courageously, following her latest stroke. Ruth has touched the lives of her family, friends and 'Freundschaft' through her unshakeable faith, love of life, dedication to nursing, learning and things historical (so many books, so little time!). Predeceased by her parents Edward Bender and Leah Brubacher, her siblings Earl, Marie and Lorne and her first husband Leroy Bennett. Dearly beloved wife of Fred Seiling for 27 years. Cherished mom of Philip of New York, Lois (William) of Toronto; step-mom of Ron (Jeanette), David (Nancy), Terry (Ruth) all from Elora/Elmira and Jeff (Penny) of B.C.; and mother-in law of Carolyn. Loving Grandma to Amie, Alan and Geoffrey of Mississauga; Leah, Evan and Stuart of Toronto; Jonathan (Melissa) of St. Catharines; Rebecca (Derek), David (Shannon), Bethany (Brandan), Nathan (Tania), Matthew (Sarah), Michael (Stacy), Adam, all of the Kitchener-Waterloo area, Greg (Sarah) currently serving in the Philippines, and Darcy, Ryan, Kevin, Travis and Ward of British Columbia. Great-grandma to seven (almost eight). Aunt Ruthie to her cherished nieces and nephews, mostly of Kitchener-Waterloo. Thanks to the caring and compassionate doctors, nurses and staff of the 4th Floor West of the Guelph General Hospital. Friends will be received at the Wall-Custance Funeral Home & Chapel, 206 Norfolk St., Guelph, Sunday (2-4 and 7-9 p.m.). Funeral service will be held at Parkview Church, 89 Speedvale Ave. W., Guelph on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 11 a.m. Interment Memory Gardens, Breslau. Reception to follow in the church hall. Memorial contributions to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, 204-21 Surrey St. W., Guelph N1H 3R3 or World Vision Canada, 1 World Dr., Mississauga L5T 2Y4 or a charity of your choice would be appreciated. WATERLOO REGION RECORD, Kitchener, Ontario - Jan. 10, 2009

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lorne Edward Bender. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Edward Bender - 29 Jan 1953, pg 3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Gardens, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Gardens, M. (1925). Ruth Kathleen Bender Seiling (1925-2009) - Find A... Retrieved 12 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32800845/ruth-kathleen-seiling. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Edward Bender Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 21 Aug 1917 Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 30 Birth Year (Estimated): 1887 Wallace Twp Occ: felt worker - Kitchener Father's Name: Jacob Bender Mother's Name: Elizabeth Bender Spouse's Name: Leah Brubaker Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Woolwich Spouse's Father's Name: Menno Brubaker Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Brubaker

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth