Amanda Bender

1892 - 1954  (61 years)

• Name	Amanda Bender
  Born	11 Mar 1892
  Gender	Female
  Name	Amanda Zehr
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-186787
  Died	12 Jan 1954
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I186787	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob S. Bender,   b. 14 Sep 1862, Of, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 21 Sep 1927  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Barbara Schwartzentruber,   b. CALC 27 May 1867, Of, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 27 Feb 1926  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Family ID	F40703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Menno Zehr,   b. 5 Oct 1895, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1989, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Children	1. Henry Zehr,   b. 14 Sep 1916, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 12 Jul 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   2. Viola B. Zehr,   b. 1 Apr 1921, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F53466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Zehr, Amanda, daughter of the late Jacob and Barbara Bender, was born in East Zorra, Ont., March 11, 1892; passed away at her home in Tavistock, Jan. 12, 1954; aged 52 y. 10 m. 1 d. She entered the bonds of matrimony with Menno Zehr in November 1915. She was a member of the East Zorra A. M. congregation. Two sons preceded her in death. She leaves to mourn her departure her husband, 4 sons, and 2 daughters (Henry and Viola-Mrs. Wilfred Kropf, of Philipsburg; Stanley and Elroy, of Tavistock; Lorne, of Bright, and Ida, at home), two brothers and 3 sisters (Noah and Mansseh, of East Zorra; Emma-Mrs. Albert Oesch of Milverton, Ida-Mrs. Simon Bender, of Ailsa Craig; Christina-Mrs. Norman Roi, of East Zorra), 10 grandchildren, one aunt, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at the East Zorra A. M. Church in charge of Jesse Short and Henry Yantzi. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 6 - February 9, 1954 --- page 142, 143

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth