Reuben Bender

1920 - 2011  (90 years)

• Name	Reuben Bender
  Born	19 Dec 1920	Zeeland, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Sep 2011	Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bath Township, Brown County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I111145	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Martin W. Bender,   b. 20 Sep 1885, Kassel, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 3 Feb 1968, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Fredericka Schnabel,   b. 21 Dec 1888, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 27 Nov 1962, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1907	North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F48170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Valinda Opp,   b. 25 Jun 1924, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 2001, Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1944	North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Cornie Bender   2. Bonnie Bender
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F48800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Reuben Bender Birth: Dec. 19, 1920 Zeeland McIntosh County North Dakota, USA Death: Sep. 13, 2011 Ipswich Edmunds County South Dakota, USA Reuben Bender, 90, of Ipswich, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. Reuben was born December 19, 1920 to Martin and Friedricka(Schnabel) Bender at Zeeland, ND. He was raised on a farm and attended country school. He married Valinda Opp on February 2, 1944 in Venturia, ND. They made their first home in Fredonia, ND before moving to a farm 5 1/2 miles northeast of Ipswich, SD in 1948. They sold their farm in 1996 and moved into Ipswich. Valinda passed away on February 16, 2001. Reuben continued to make Ipswich his home until his health started to fail and he moved to Aberdeen in January of 2005. Reuben had been an active member of the First Baptist Church in Ipswich since 1952. He had served there in many different capacities including being on the Board of Deacons, Board of Trustees and as a member of the Men's Brotherhood. He loved to help serve the men's pancake dinners at the church. He was also a Gideon for 37 years. To Reuben, there were no strangers as he loved to visit with people. However, most importantly in his life, was his enduring faith in Jesus as his savior. He is survived by his son, Cornie(Leiften)Bender of Marion, IA; his daughter, Bonnie Belving of Henderson, CO, his sister, LaRue Opp of Aberdeen; five grandsons Jeff Bender, Carey Bender, Tim Stevens, Jared Stevens and Braxton Belving and eight Great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, brothers Reiny, Alfred, Herman, Jake, Gideon and Emil and his sisters Ada and Ella. Funeral services for Reuben will be at the First Baptist Church in Ipswich. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen, SD. Family links: Parents: Martin W Bender (1885 - 1968) Fredericka Schnabel Bender (1888 - 1962) Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens Aberdeen Brown County South Dakota, USA Created by: Shirley Ann Bender Kemp Record added: Jul 14, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 113778139