Peter Z. Bender

1899 - 1980  (80 years)

• Name	Peter Z. Bender
  Born	3 Aug 1899	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-144113
  Died	24 Jan 1980	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I144113	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Lavina Erb,   b. 6 Mar 1902, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1978, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F39218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bender, Peter Z., son of Joseph R. and Bena (Zehr) Bender, was born in East Zorra Twp., Ont., Aug. 3, 1899; died of a heart attack at University Hospital, London, Ont.; aged 80y. On Jan. 24, 1921, he was married to Lavina Erb, who died on May 1, 1978. Also surviving are 3 sons (Howard, Donald, and Merlin), 3 daughters (Florence-Mrs. Earl Schlegel, Audrey-Mrs. Daniel Wagler, and Isabel-Mrs. Vernon Ruby), 39 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Bena). He was preceded in death by one brother (David) and a grandson. He was a member of Tavistock Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at East Zorra Mennonite Church on Jan. 27, in charge of Gordon Bauman and Vernon Zehr; interment in East Zorra Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 73, Number 10 - March 4, 1980, page 198

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, O., Zorra-Tavistock, E., & Cemetery, E. (1899). Peter Z. Bender (1899-1980) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21578212.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Aug 1899 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jan 1980 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth