Martha Bender

1917 - 2017  (100 years)

• Name	Martha Bender
  Born	5 Nov 1917	Mercer, McLean County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	24 Dec 2017
  Buried	2 Jan 2018	Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I113676	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Jakob Bender,   b. 18 Aug 1879, Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 23 Nov 1957, Mercer, McLean County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Louisa Gessele,   b. 15 Jul 1883, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 22 Sep 1969, McLean County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	17 May 1902	Venturia, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F49765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Holdrich J. Mayer,   b. 1915,   d. 1992  (Age 77 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1939
  Children	1. Holdrich Dean Mayer,   b. 1941,   d. 1993  (Age 52 years)   2. Orville Mayer   3. Gordon Mayer   4. Beverley Mayer
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F49773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Martha Bender [Martha Bander] Home in 1920: Park, McLean, North Dakota Age: 2 years 2 months Estimated birth year: abt 1917 Birthplace: North Dakota Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: Jacob Father's Birth Place: Russia Mother's Name: Louise Mother's Birth Place: Russia Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Image: 918 [S927] Obituary. Martha Mayer November 05, 1917 - December 24, 2017 Share this obituary Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share in Email Sign Guestbook| View Guest Book Entries| Send Sympathy Card Martha Mayer of St. Gabriel’s Long Term Care passed away on December 24, 2017. Services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3rd St. and Ave A., Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Schick officiating. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Martha was born in rural Mercer, ND, the daughter of Jacob and Louisa Bender on November 5, 1917. She attended school through the eighth grade and met the love of her life attending summer school in Mercer at age 20. She married Holdrich J. Mayer on September 2, 1939, and from this union four children were born, Holdrich Dean, Orville, Gordon, and Beverley. Martha was employed as a clerk for A. W. Lucas, JC Penney’s, and upon retiring she became very active at the Bismarck Senior Center with her husband. She had over 8,000 volunteer hours and received the Ma Werner Award in recognition. She loved to quilt and each child and grandchild would receive numerous quilts. She loved playing Pinochle and Bridge. Martha is survived by her sons, Orville (Diana), Bismarck, Gordon (Sandra), Harvey; daughter, Beverley (Robert), Vista, CA; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Holdrich; her son, Holdrich; and was the last surviving child of nine born to Jacob and Louisa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Bismarck Senior Center or Trinity Lutheran Church.