Nelson Christian Bender

1928 - 1982  (53 years)

• Name	Nelson Christian Bender
  Born	1 Mar 1928  [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36412581
  Misfortune	1982
  	found dead in a burning truck - heart attack
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-152747
  Died	21 Jan 1982	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I152747	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Noah J. Bender,   b. 14 Oct 1888, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1954  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Magdalena “Lena” Steinman,   b. 10 Jul 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1969, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1911  [2]
  Family ID	F38601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Geoline Ferne Brenneman
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F45727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BENDER, Nelson Suddenly, at Wellesley, on January 21, 1982, Nelson Christian Bender, of RR1, Tavistock, age 53 years. Beloved husband of Geoline Brenneman; dear brother of Delton of RR 1 Tavistock, Ivan of Tavistock, and Armand of RR 2, Tavistock. A member of East Zorra Mennonite Church. Predeceased by his parents, Noah Bender and Magdalena Steinman and one brother. Friends may call at the Robert Krug Funeral Home, Tavistock after 2 p.m. Saturday and until noon on Sunday, when transfer will be made to East Zorra Mennonite Church, 16th Line, for funeral service at 2: 30 p.m. Interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Homer Yutzy will officiate. Those desiring are asked to consider Mennonite Central Committee or Canadian Bible Society as expressions of sympathy. Heart attack killed driver, autopsy reveals An autopsy has revealed that Nelson Bender, 53, of RR1, Tavistock, died of a heart attack while sitting at the steering wheel of his one-ton truck near Wellesley last Thursday. Firemen, called to a truck burning in a ditch just south of the village, said the smoke was so thick they didn't realize there was a person in the cab. Fire Chief Harold Leis said something overheated in the truck because the dashboard area was "burned right out". Bender, who had worked for Tavistock coal merchant Robert Rudy for about 12 years, had just delivered a load of coal to a customer near Wellesley. Heart attack blamed for death WELLESLEY - An autopsy has shown an RR 1 Tavistock man died of hypersensitive cardio-vascular disease in his truck near hear Thursday. Nelson Bender, 53, was found dead in a burning truck at about 12: 45 p.m. just south of Wellesley. Waterloo Regional Police are investigating cause of the blaze. However, police had earlier said the engine was running after the accident had occurred. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Jan 1982

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Nelson Bender - 22 Jan 1982. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Magdalena Bender - February 4, 1969.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - Cause: heart attack - 21 Jan 1982 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth