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- [S927] Obituary.
Aberdeen: The funeral service for Alma Bender, 93, of Aberdeen will be 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2012, at First Assembly of God, with Pastor Gary Wileman officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen. Alma died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen.
Visitation is 3-7 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home 1111 S. Main St.
Alma Jean Delzer was born Jan. 21, 1919, to Heinrich ?Henry? and Margaretha (Krueg) Delzer in Ashley, ND. She grew up around the Ashley area where they lived on a farm. In 1941, she married Herman Bender at Ashley, ND. They moved to Stockton, CA, where they lived before moving back to Ashley, ND, in 1947. In 1949, they moved to Aberdeen, where they made their home and raised two sons. Alma was employed for 19 years at the Aberdeen YMCA. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church of Aberdeen, where she served in the women and prayer ministries and as a Sunday school teacher.
Her family is comforted by memories of ?Granny? preparing amazing German dishes, especially kuchen, the many blankets she lovingly crocheted and her love for her Savior.
Grateful for having shared her life are her son, Dale (Kathlyn) Bender, Sierra Vista, AZ; two granddaughters, Mrs. Renee Lindberg (and her husband, T.J. Lindberg), Miami, FL ,and Rhonda Bender, Tacoma, WA; her great-grandchildren, Owen, Paige and Mason Lindberg; and her sister, Florence Smith, Medford, OR.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Heinrich and Margaretha Delzer; former husband, Herman Bender; son, Rodney Bender; grandson, Randal Bender; sisters, Ida Arnold, Lydia Saylor, Ella Goehring; and brothers, Edward Delzer and William Delzer.
Copyright © 2012, Aberdeen News
- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
Alma Jean Delzer Bender
Birth: Jan. 21, 1919
Ashley
McIntosh County
North Dakota, USA
Death: Apr. 2, 2012
Aberdeen
Brown County
South Dakota, USA
Funeral service for Alma Jean Bender, 93, Aberdeen were held Monday, April 9, 2012 at First Assembly of God, Aberdeen. Pastor Gary Wileman will officiate. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen. Alma died on Monday, April 2, 2012 at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen.
Alma Jean Delzer was born January 21, 1919 to Heinrich "Henry" and Margaretha (Krueg) Delzer in Ashley, ND. She grew up around the Ashley area where they lived on a farm.
In 1941 she married Herman Bender at Ashley, ND. They moved to Stockton, CA where they lived before moving back to Ashley, ND in 1947. In 1949 they moved to Aberdeen where they made their home and raised two sons.
Alma was employed for 19 years at the Aberdeen YMCA. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church of Aberdeen, where she served in the women and prayer ministries and as a Sunday school teacher.
Her family is comforted by memories of "Granny" preparing amazing German dishes, especially Kuchen, the many blankets she lovingly crocheted and her love for her Savior. They are also grateful to her kind friends and brothers and sisters in Christ for their support and generosity over the past years.
Grateful for having shared her life are her son, Dale (Kathlyn) Bender, Sierra Vista, AZ; and two granddaughters, Mrs. Renee Lindberg (and her husband, T.J. Lindberg), Miami, FL, and Rhonda Bender, Tacoma, WA; her great-grandchildren, Owen, Paige and Mason Lindberg; and her sister, Florence Smith, Medford, OR.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Margaretha Delzer; former husband, Herman Bender; son, Rodney Bender; grandson, Randal Bender; sisters, Ida Arnold, Lydia Saylor, Ella Goehring; and brothers, Edward Delzer and William Delzer.
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Parents:
Heinrich Delzer (1879 - 1956)
Margaret Krueg Delzer (1884 - 1947)
Spouse:
Herman Bender (1918 - 1972)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Aberdeen
Brown County
South Dakota, USA
Created by: DG Bender
Record added: Jul 12, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 113703063
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1919 - 2012 (93 years)