Donald Duane Bender

1938 - 2015  (76 years)

• Name	Donald Duane Bender
  Nickname	Don
  Born	30 Dec 1938	McClusky, Sheridan County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Mar 2015	Glen Ullin, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	19 Mar 2015	Sims Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Sims, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I296310	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	John J. Bender,   b. 3 Mar 1906, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 4 Nov 1995, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Loretta Naomi Bettger,   b. 22 May 1907, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1997, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F93009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorna Monson,   b. 4 Aug 1944, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 23 Dec 2014  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1969	Sims, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Bender   2. Bender  [Adopted]   3. Bender  [Adopted]
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F101413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Funeral Service for Donald Bender, 76, of Glen Ullin, formerly of McClusky, will be 11:00 a.m. CDT Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Sims Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sims, ND, with Pastor Bill Dodd officiating. Burial will follow at the Sims Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Sims, ND. Visitation will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CDT Wednesday, March 18th at Spangelo-Stevenson Funeral Home, Glen Ullin, ND. Visitation will continue on Thursday one hour prior to the service at the church. Don passed away, Friday, March 13, 2015 at the Marion Manor, Glen Ullin, ND. Donald Duane Bender was born December 30, 1938 in McClusky, ND to John J. and Loretta Naomi (Bettger) Bender. He grew up and attended school in McClusky. Don spent several years serving in the United States Army, before returning to North Dakota. He worked as a mechanic at several garages in the McClusky and Bismarck area. On March 1, 1969, Don married Lorna Monson at the Sims Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sims. They were blessed with a daughter Monica. The family made their home in Bismarck. Don worked as a mechanic/machinist for Melroe Bobcat until he retired in 2001. Through the years, Don and Lorna continued to operate the Monson farm near Sims, spending most of their weekends working there. The farm became Don’s permanent home upon retirement and he was reluctant to ever leave it. He was very content watching his cattle, working on his Mopars and watching baseball games. Don always had a soft spot for Shirley Temple and old western movies. He was also fond of Louis L’amour and Zane Gray Books. Don is survived by his daughter, Monica of Mandan, grandsons, Kenton and Colten; adopted daughters, Sarah McDowall and Kate Ellsworth; sister, Marie (Dwaine) Helm, Fargo, ND; sisters-in-law, Marlene Bender, Bismarck, ND; Leona (August) Schaaf, Glen Ullin, ND; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and in-laws, wife Lorna on December 23, 2014; brothers, Norman, Dean, Richard and Robert.