Helen Bella Ertel

1921 - 2010  (88 years)

• Name	Helen Bella Ertel
  Born	29 Jul 1921  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Helen Bella Bender
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-228317
  Died	3 Jan 2010	Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I228317	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert William Ertel,   b. 21 Jan 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1972, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Matilda Caroline Golbeck,   b. 3 Feb 1899, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1961  (Age 62 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1919	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F47265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Urban L. Bender,   b. 1 Nov 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1995  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Michael Patrick Bender,   b. 17 Mar 1957,   d. 10 Jan 1991  (Age 33 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F62382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary of Helen Bender 1921 - 2010 Passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus at the age of 88 years. Helen is survived by her loving children, Don (Audrey) Bender, Diane (Lloyd) Thistle, Pat Connolly, Jeff (Tania) Bender, Jeanette (Steve) Wallace, Steve (Brenda) Bender and Debi (Mike) Koebel, as well as 19 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Helen is also survived by her brother Carl (Mary) Ertel, sister Dorothy Kienapple, sister-in-law Rita Ertel and daughter-in-law Cheryl Black (Michael Bender, predeceased in 1991). Helen was also predeceased by her beloved husband Urban Bender in 1995, son-in-law Paul Connolly in 1993, brother Claude Ertel, sister and brother-in-law Bernetta and Tom Bisch and brother-in-law Earl Kienapple. Helen was a faithful parishioner of St. Clement's RC Church and was proud of her involvement with the Christian Mothers and the Catholic Women's League. She enjoyed playing cards and bingo. Friends are invited to share their memories of Helen with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, Waterloo, on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 from 7-9 p.m., and Wednesday, January 6 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Parish Prayers will be held on Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Clement's RC Church, St. Clements on Thursday, January 7 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Robert He´tu as Celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Clement's Cemetery. Obituary of Helen Bender | Erb & Good Funeral Home (2022). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/11766/Helen-Bender/obituary.html (Accessed: 5 November 2022). Condolences for the family and donations to St. Clement?s Church Building Fund or the Heart and Stroke Foundation may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194143537.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 3 Jan 2010 - Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth