Edwin H. Bender

1911 - 2014  (102 years)

• Name	Edwin H. Bender
  Nickname	Ed
  Born	11 Nov 1911	Hanson County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Aug 2014	Firesteel Healthcare Center, Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	11 Aug 2014	Graceland Cemetery, Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I279123	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Philipp Friedrich Bender,   b. 17 Apr 1874, Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 8 Mar 1958, Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Christina P. Bertsch,   b. 28 Aug 1876, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 14 Oct 1956, Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1898	Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F96279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalene Tschirley,   d. 1 Mar 2009
  Married	10 Aug 1936	South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Kristal Bender,   b. South Dakota, USA ,   d. South Dakota, USA   2. Ron Bender   3. Alan Reed Bender,   b. 25 Dec 1944, Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 27 Aug 2008, Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 63 years)   4. Charles Bender
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F96299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Edwin Bender November 11, 1911 - August 6, 2014 Edwin “Ed” Bender, age 102, of Mitchell, SD died Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Firesteel Healthcare Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Monday, August 11, 2014 at First Lutheran Church with burial at Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Sunday at Will Funeral Chapel with prayer service beginning at 5:00 PM. Ed Bender, son of Philip and Christina (Bertsch) Bender, was born November 11, 1911 in rural Fulton, SD. He attended country school and graduated from Fulton High School in 1929. Ed then attended business school in Grand Island, NE and returned to the family farm. Ed was united in marriage with Magdalene Tschirley on August 10, 1936 in Spencer, SD. The couple bought a farm north of Fulton, SD. They continued to farm until 1970 and lived on the farm until 1986 when they moved to Mitchell, SD. The couple wintered in Hawaii for several years. Ed and his wife moved into Country Side Living on November 4, 2008. He enjoyed craft work, playing cards, tinkering and traveling extensively. Ed was a member of First Lutheran Church since the late 1940’s. He served on the Hanson County Soil Conservation District and was a former school board member. Grateful for having shared his life are his two sons, Ron (Doris) Bender, Richfield, MN and Charles Bender, New Castle, UT; a daughter-in-law, Carol Bender, Fargo, ND; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Magdalene on March 1, 2009; an infant daughter, Kristal; a son, Alan; six brothers and six sisters. Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church, Mitchell, SD