Jacobena "Bena" Bender^[1]

1889 - 1959  (70 years)

• Name	Jacobena "Bena" Bender
  Born	1 Jun 1889	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Bena Bender
  Name	Jacobena "Bena" Lichti
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-77794
  Died	25 Dec 1959	Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I77794	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	David M. Bender,   b. 28 Jan 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1935, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Barbara Zehr,   b. 20 Feb 1869, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1938, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	6 Dec 1887  [3]
  Family ID	F20287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Noah S. Lichti,   b. 1 Oct 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1963, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1908  [2]
  Children	1. Barbara Louisa Lichti,   b. 1 Jun 1910, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Emmanuel David Lichti,   b. 16 Nov 1911,   d. 1993  (Age 81 years)   3. Julius Lichti,   b. 1916,   d. 1994  (Age 78 years)   4. Willis Noah Lichti,   b. 1918,   d. 2011  (Age 93 years)   5. Anne Jacobena Lichti,   b. 25 Jun 1920, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 2019, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)   6. Laverne Lichti,   b. 22 May 1922, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jan 1993, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   7. Magdalena Lichti,   b. 28 May 1924
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F21332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lichti, Jacobena, daughter of David M. and Barbara (Zehr) Bender, was born June 1, 1889, near Tavistock, Ont.; died Dec. 25, 1959, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Wagler, Shakespeare, Ont.; aged 70 y. 6 m. 25 d. On Jan. 12, 1909, she was married to Noah S. Lichti, who survives. Also surviving are 7 sons and 4 daughters (David, Julius, Willis, and Laverne, New Hamburg, Ont.; Nicklas and Louis, Shakespeare; Albert, Woodstock, Ont.; Barbara--Mrs. Allan Bast and Annie--Mrs. Elmer Roth, Baden, Ont.; Magdalena--Mrs. Emerson Wagler, Shakespeare; and Catherine-Mrs. Floyd Steinman, Bright, Ont.), 48 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother (Peter), and 2 sisters (Kate--Mrs. Joel Allbrecht, Tavistock; and Annie--Mrs. Simon Helmuth, ____, Calif.). She was preceded in death by 4 grandchildren. She was a lifelong member of the East Zorra A.M. Church, where funeral services were conducted by Vernon Zehr, Dan Wagler, and Henry Yantzi; burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol LIII Number 27 - July 5, 1960 - Page 615, 616

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), obituary of Laverne Lichti - 13 Jan 1993. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 5, 1960 - Obituary of Jacobena Bender. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 16,1935 - obituary of David Bender.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jun 1889 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Dec 1959 - Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth