Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Walter Leonard Bender

Male 1914 - 1945  (30 years)


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  • Name Walter Leonard Bender 
    Born 12 Dec 1914  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I199471  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Christian K. Bender,   b. 2 Aug 1888,   d. 20 Dec 1960, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Catherine S. "Katie" Bender,   b. 5 Jul 1891, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    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 
    1. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Dec 1914 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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