Melvin William Bender

1907 - 1967  (60 years)

• Name	Melvin William Bender
  Born	21 Jan 1907	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-200471
  Died	17 Nov 1967	Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Nairn Mennonite Cemetery, Nairn, Middlesex Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I200471	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Noah S. Bender,   b. 13 May 1881, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Ruby,   b. 12 Jun 1884, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1949, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1905  [2, 3]
  Family ID	F30794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel L. Roth,   b. Feb 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Children	1. Grace Magdalene Bender,   b. 5 Sep 1930,   d. 9 Mar 2005  (Age 74 years)   2. Elaine Mabel Bender   3. Gerald Melvin "Gerry" Bender,   b. 13 Aug 1934, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 2011, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. Mary Catherine Bender   5. John Benjamin Bender   6. Ray Noah Bender,   b. 23 Jul 1939, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1956, , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 16 years)   7. Janice Barbara Bender   8. Darlene Sharon Bender   9. Doreen Karen Bender
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F56132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bender.- Melvin W., son of Noah S. and Magdalena (Ruby) Bender, was born in East Zorra Twp., Jan. 21, 1907; died at Strathroy General Hospital, Strathroy, Ont., Nov. 17, 1967; aged 60 y. 9 m. 27 d. On Oct. 15, 1929, he was married to Mabel Roth, who survives. Also surviving are 10 children (Grace-Mrs. Kenneth Schwartzentruber, Elaine-Mrs. Daniel Zehr, Mary-Mrs. Robert Johnston, Janice-Mrs. Aden Brubacher, Doreen-Mrs. Jerry Ropp, Gerald, John, Darlene, Cynthia, and George), 14 grandchildren, 3 sisters (Verda, Mrs. Reuben Gingerich, and Mrs. Curtis Gingerich), and 5 brothers (Reuben, Elton, Curtis, Ervin, and Ezra). He was preceded in death by one son (Ray). Funeral services were held at the Nairn Church, Nov. 20, with Wilfred Schlegel and Mel Otterbein officiating

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, N., America, N., County, M., & Cemetery, N. (1907). Melvin William Bender (1907-1967) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66217367. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 10, 1961 - Obituary of Noah S. Bender. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 24, 1950 - Obituary of Magdalena Ruby.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jan 1907 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Nov 1967 - Strathroy, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nairn Mennonite Cemetery, Nairn, Middlesex Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth