Edna Bender

1920 - 2004  (84 years)

• Name	Edna Bender
  Born	22 Jan 1920	Mercer, McLean County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Nov 2004	Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	Mercer Hillside Cemetery, Mercer, McLean County, North Dakota, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I113677	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  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	Ernest Littke,   d. 0Apr 1991
  Married	10 Oct 1940	McCulley, Emmons County, North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Jerry Littke   2. Janet Littke   3. Susan Littke
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F49774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Edna Bender Home in 1930: Township 145, McLean, North Dakota View Map Age: 10 Estimated birth year: abt 1920 Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: Jacob Mother's Name: Louise Race: White [S927] Obituary. Edna Littke, 84, Bismarck, formerly of Mercer, died Nov. 23, 2004, at her home surrounded by family. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Mercer, with the Revs. Randy Emgarten and Jo Pfenning officiating. Burial will be at Mercer Hillside Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Edna was born Jan. 22, 1920, at rural Mercer, the youngest of 10 children born to Jacob and Louisa (Gessele) Bender. Edna was reared in the rural Mercer area and attended school there. She married Ernest Littke Oct. 10, 1940, at McClusky. The couple lived and farmed 10 miles north of Mercer until 1947, when they purchased a farm six miles north of Mercer. In addition to being a housewife and farmer's wife, Edna managed the Hi-Way Cafe in Mercer from July 1958 to October 1959. Ernest and Edna sold their farm in 1972, but continued to live there until moving to Bismarck in 1991. Ernest passed away in April 1991. Edna was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Mercer and was an associate member of Peace Lutheran Church in Lincoln, ND. She enjoyed quilting, baking, gardening and doing crossword puzzles. Her quilts will be keeping her family warm for many generations. Survivors include one son, Jerry, Hillsboro; Survivors include: 1 Son: Jerry Littke of Hillsboro; two daughters, Janet Funston, Bismarck, and Susan (Eugene) Brown, Fargo; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Martha Mayer, Bismarck, and Hilda Flemmer, Turtle Lake. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two brothers John and Henry; and five sisters, Lydia Eman, Bertha Kleingartner, Justina Just, Emma Dallman, and Esther Howry. (Goetz Funeral Home, Washburn) Published in The BismarckTribune on 11/26/2004.