Mervin L. Bender

1917 - 1993  (76 years)

• Name	Mervin L. Bender
  Born	1917	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Hillcrest Mennonite Church, New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario   [1]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44190833
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-152743
  Died	26 Mar 1993	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I152743	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Ezra Bender,   b. 18 Sep 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1969, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Catharina "Katie" Lebold,   b. 23 Sep 1895, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jun 1933  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F41898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leona Barbara Lichti,   b. 2 Aug 1920,   d. 6 Nov 2021, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1941  [1]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F45725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BENDER, Mervin L. On Friday, March 26, 1993, at Victoria Hospital, London, Mervin Bender, of New Hamburg. He was born in Wilmot township 75 years ago, a son of the late Ezra and Katie (nee Lebold) Bender and was predeceased by his step-mother Clara Ruby. He was a member of Hillcrest Mennonite Church, New Hamburg. Mervin had owned and operated a backhoe service for over 28 years. Beloved husband of the former Leona Lichti, whom he married September 3, 1941. Loving father of Carol Warren of Parry Sound, Sandy and her husband Robert Seyler of Wellesley, Gary Bender and his fiancee Cindy of New Hamburg. Ever remembered by seven grandchildren, Todd, Terry, Kim, and her friend Al, Kevin, Carley, Scott and Cody. Sadly missed by one sister, Verda Swartzentruber of Tavistock, three step-sisters, Rosetta and her husband Clayton Bender of Tavistock, Viola Ropp of New Hamburg and Ruby and her husband Lyle Weber of Kitchener; two step-brothers, Rufus Bender and his wife Ellen, Christian Bender and his wife Ada, all of Durham. Mervin was predeceased by one son-in-law, Bob Warren; two brothers-in-law, Elroy Swartzentruber and Neil Ropp. Friends and relatives may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg after 7 p.m. today (Saturday) and until Monday at noon, when transfer will be made to Hillcrest Mennonite Church for the service at 2 pm. with Rev. Maruice Martin, Rev Mary Schiedel and Rev. Fred Lichti officiating. Interment in the 19th Line East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Critical Care Trauma Centre, Victoria Hospital or Hillcrest Mennonite Church. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 27 Mar 1993

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Mervin L. Bender - 27 Mar 1993. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44190833/mervin-bender.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1917 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Hillcrest Mennonite Church, New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario Died - 26 Mar 1993 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth