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

Gordon Ezra Bender

Male 1909 - 1993  (83 years)


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  • Name Gordon Ezra Bender 
    Born 2 Nov 1909  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217675408 
    Military WW2 - RCAF 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1921  47 Ellen St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-183287 
    Died 21 May 1993  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I183287  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Johann Peter "John Peter" Bender,   b. 28 Jun 1873, Eschelbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Roedding,   b. 12 Dec 1869, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1956  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 1 May 1895  Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Verna Jeanetta Mathews,   b. 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1967  (Age 53 years) 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F62802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BENDER, Gordon E. - On the 21st day of May, 1993, at St. Mary's Hospital, Gordon Ezra Bender, aged 83 years, formerly of Clifton Rd., Kitchener.

      Survived by his son, David and his wife Julie of Burlington; his daughter, Nancy Anne and her husband Ronald Miller of North Bay; one brother and four grandchildren, Andrew and Glenna Bender and Kent and Chad Miller also survive. Predeceased by his wife the former Verna Matthews in 1967; three brothers and four sisters.

      Gordon had served with the RCAF during the Second World War.

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Monday from 7-9 p.m. where the funeral and committal service will be held on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Carl Wagner officiating. Interment in Woodland Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 8.

    2. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 28 Page 11.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217675408.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Nov 1909 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 May 1993 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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