Walter Leonard Bender

1914 - 1945  (30 years)

• Name	Walter Leonard Bender
  Born	12 Dec 1914	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19474841
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-199471
  Died	6 Feb 1945  [1]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I199471	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian K. Bender,   b. 2 Aug 1888,   d. 20 Dec 1960, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Catherine S. "Katie" Bender,   b. 5 Jul 1891, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1950  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F7081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selma Schwartzentruber,   b. 5 Nov 1917, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F58537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bender. --- Walter Leonard, son of Christian and Katie Bender, was born at East Zorra, Ont., Dec. 12, 1914; passed away after two weeks of suffering, Feb. 6, 1945; aged 30 y. 1 m. 26 d. At the age of sixteen he accepted Christ as his personal Saviour and united with the East Zorra A.M. Church. Upon moving to Kitchener, he transferred his membership to the First Mennonite Church, of which he was a faithful member at the time of his death. On Sept. 7, 1938, he was married to Selma Swartzentruber, who survives him. He also leaves 2 sons (Wray Luke and Paul James), one daughter (Grace Elaine), his parents, one sister (Leona - Mrs. Lloyd Bender), 3 brothers (Orie, Harold, and Ross), an aged grandmother (Mrs. Annie Bender), and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the East Zorra A.M. Church by C. F. Derstine, D. S. Jutzi, and Jacob R. Bender. On account of the deep snow a memorial service was held at Kitchener by the pastor and the Sunday school, of which Bro. Bender was an adult department superintendent.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, O., Zorra-Tavistock, E., & Cemetery, E. (1914). Walter Leonard Bender (1914-1945) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19474841/walter-leonard-bender.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Dec 1914 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth