Edward Bender^[1]

1888 - 1953  (64 years)

• Name	Edward Bender
  Born	17 Feb 1888	Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181731766
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Trunk Maker, Trunk Factory
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer, General
  Residence	1921	94 Lancaster St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Misfortune	28 Jan 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	killed in car crash
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-174417
  Died	28 Jan 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	31 Jan 1953	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I174417	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Leonard Habermehl,   b. 1855,   d. 1951  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bender,   b. 1867,   d. 1953  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F58389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Sophia Bauman,   b. 12 Jul 1886, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Married	1906
  Children	1. Earl Cecil Bender,   b. 27 Jun 1907, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 2002  (Age 95 years)   2. Marie Dorothy Elizabeth Bender,   b. 27 May 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F169237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Leah B. Brubacher,   b. 6 Aug 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Marie Bender,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Earl Cecil Bender,   b. 27 Jun 1907, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 2002  (Age 95 years)   3. Lorne Edward Bender,   b. 8 Apr 1919, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Aug 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Ruth Kathleen Bender,   b. 2 Nov 1925,   d. 9 Jan 2009  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F244113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  KINGSDALE TRAGEDY - Edward Bender Dies In Crossing Crash Edward Bender, 41, of 150 Bridgeport Rd., Waterloo, was instantly killed early last night when the car he was driving was demolished by a Grand River Railway radial at King St. crossing. The crash occurred shortly after 6: 30 p.m. at the point opposite Sixth Ave., Kingsdale, where a crossing over the tracks links the two travel lanes of King St. East. - CAR TOSSED 76 FEET - The westbound trolley sheared almost the entire roof and sides from the light car and tossed the vehicle 76 feet. Bender's body was picked up about 62 feet from the crash. A door, ripped free in the crash lay at the crossing. The auto came to rest in the east railway ditch. EDWARD BENDER The car broke the brake air-line pipe on the radial, causing the train to travel 550 feet before stopping. Bender died of internal hemorrhages. Traffic Officer Vernon Diekert investigated. - DAMAGE. LISTED AT $1,800 The radial motorman was James Riddell of 14 Chalmer St., North, Galt, police said. Damage to the car was estimated at about $1,600 and to the train, $200. Police said the car was proceeding slowly when it turned right off King St. onto Sixth Ave. Bender reportedly stopped at a Kitchener garage for car repairs shortly before the mishap. He was believed to be proceeding to a friend's home. No inquest will be held. Bender was born in Perth County Feb. 17, 1888. He was employed by the Wunder Construction Co., Ltd., and was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose. Surviving are his wife, the former Leah Brubacher; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Habermehl; two sons, Earl of Waterloo and Lonre [sic] Lorne of Kitchener; two daughters, Mrs. Clayton (Marie) Sobisch of Waterloo and Ruth of Hamilton; three brothers, John of Clifford, Martin of Listowel and William of Gowanstown; two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Koch of Gowanstown and Mrs. Albert Chapman of Atwood; nine grandchildren. The body is resting at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where the funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Memory Gardens on the Breslau highway with Rev. G. F. Barthel of Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church, Waterloo, officiating. K-W Record - 29 Jan 1953, pg3

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lorne Edward Bender. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 12. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 14. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Edward Bender - 29 Jan 1953, pg 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Edward Bender Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 21 Aug 1917 Event Place: Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 30 Birth Year (Estimated): 1887 Wallace Twp Occ: felt worker - Kitchener Father's Name: Jacob Bender Mother's Name: Elizabeth Bender Spouse's Name: Leah Brubaker Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Woolwich Spouse's Father's Name: Menno Brubaker Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Brubaker

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Trunk Maker, Trunk Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Aug 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer, General - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed in car crash - 28 Jan 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jan 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 31 Jan 1953 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth