Albert Bender, age 103, of Miles City passed away peacefully Monday, January 7, 2013 at his home in Miles City.
Albert was born along with his twin sister on November 28, 1909 near Friend, Nebraska, the son of George and Amelia (Bott) Bender. At the age of 4 he came to Montana where he grew up on his father's homestead northwest of Sumatra in Rosebud County. He attended grade and high schools at Sumatra and completed a B.Ed. degree at Western College in Dillon, Montana. Later he completed the M.S. degree at Eastern Montana College in Billings, Montana. He also completed three summers of advanced study at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and two summers at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
On August 23, 1941 he married Ethel Blanche Guthrie of Absarokee, MT. Ethel and he met while attending Western Montana College during the summer of 1938. The inspiring affection and friendliness of Ethel and that of her parents and brothers was all very encouraging toward a life of happiness.
His first year of teaching was in the Antelope School eight miles north of Sumatra in Rosebud County, the same school in which he had been a student many years before. To him it was a very rewarding year of teaching as he had inspired a number of eighth grade dropouts to return and complete that grade and enter high school the following year. Among the eighth graders was his younger brother, William. He and William lived in the teacher age. The following four years he taught grades 4, 5 and 6 in Sumatra while his brother, William attended Sumatra High School, and he provided for his brother's living expenses and studies. After William completed high school, Albert sent him to college by supporting him financially. For a short period of time Albert was asked to complete the final half of a school year as superintendent of the Sumatra schools. Albert served as principal at Washoe, MT while teaching grades 7 & 8 and coaching basketball. He was a teacher and acting principal at Park City, Montana, and at Laurel he was principal of the North School. In Miles City he served as principal of the Lincoln School the first seven years; then he served as principal of Lincoln and Highland Park schools the following two years; and finally one year as principal of Jefferson and Highland Park schools. He also taught a workshop course at MCC to about 70 teachers and parents on how to teach boys and girls who are unable to learn in the conventional classroom by using the Orton-Gillingham method. One summer he taught seven boys and girls using that method with marvelous results. He had attended a three-week workshop course of intensive training in Rockchester, Minnesota at the Remedial Reading Center. His special training to help students and teachers as well as parents was very gratifying. His desire to keep learning was a continuous process in order to help boys and girls, teachers, and parents. He loved boys and girls, and he enjoyed working with teachers and parents. He appreciated good teachers who wished to get better each year. Albert did much private tutoring without pay in order to help boys and girls learn and succeed. That was his hobby.
Albert always wanted to live in Miles City. When the opportunity occurred he applied and accepted the principalship at Lincoln School. He had known Miles City had a good school system, and the people were friendly. It had a fascinating historical background, a city of culture, and excellent medical facilities. It was a city of friendly business people.
In 1977 he was honored by Western Montana College3 as an "Outstanding Educator of Montana." His biography appeared in the 1974-1975 edition of the Who's Who in the West. In 1995 he delivered the commencement address at WM College.
Albert had worked his way through college during the "Great Depression" by doing self-supporting work while attending college when jobs and money were scarce. For a while he could afford only one meal a day and little time to sleep, and very little time for study. But his wonderful background from high school helped him tremendously. While in high school, he ranked in the 98 percentile nationwide in a national high school scholarship contest. In the final high school examination of 10 original and most difficult geometry problems, Albert solved everyone correctly. All 21 other geometry students failed to pass the test. In a general H.S. grammar test while he was a freshman, he outscored all other 90 high school students, with a perfect score. In the college exemption test he scored the highest of the entering freshman class, and he was congratulated by President Davis of the college. A math professor had suggested that Albert should pursue an engineering degree, but Albert preferred helping students, teachers and parents. That math professor reported Albert was the only one able to solve the most difficult problems of the three-hour-higher-math final exam. On May 27, 2001 he delivered the commencement address at the CCDHS in Miles City.
Albert is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and his special caregiver Helen Steele. He was preceded in death by his wife Ethel in 2007 and his brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Miles City.
Interment will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Mountain View Cemetery in Columbus, Montana.
Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge o the arrangements.
Albert was born along with his twin sister on November 28, 1909 near Friend, Nebraska, the son of George and Amelia (Bott) Bender. At the age of 4 he came to Montana where he grew up on his father's homestead northwest of Sumatra in Rosebud County. He attended grade and high schools at Sumatra and completed a B.Ed. degree at Western College in Dillon, Montana. Later he completed the M.S. degree at Eastern Montana College in Billings, Montana. He also completed three summers of advanced study at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and two summers at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
On August 23, 1941 he married Ethel Blanche Guthrie of Absarokee, MT. Ethel and he met while attending Western Montana College during the summer of 1938. The inspiring affection and friendliness of Ethel and that of her parents and brothers was all very encouraging toward a life of happiness.
His first year of teaching was in the Antelope School eight miles north of Sumatra in Rosebud County, the same school in which he had been a student many years before. To him it was a very rewarding year of teaching as he had inspired a number of eighth grade dropouts to return and complete that grade and enter high school the following year. Among the eighth graders was his younger brother, William. He and William lived in the teacher age. The following four years he taught grades 4, 5 and 6 in Sumatra while his brother, William attended Sumatra High School, and he provided for his brother's living expenses and studies. After William completed high school, Albert sent him to college by supporting him financially. For a short period of time Albert was asked to complete the final half of a school year as superintendent of the Sumatra schools. Albert served as principal at Washoe, MT while teaching grades 7 & 8 and coaching basketball. He was a teacher and acting principal at Park City, Montana, and at Laurel he was principal of the North School. In Miles City he served as principal of the Lincoln School the first seven years; then he served as principal of Lincoln and Highland Park schools the following two years; and finally one year as principal of Jefferson and Highland Park schools. He also taught a workshop course at MCC to about 70 teachers and parents on how to teach boys and girls who are unable to learn in the conventional classroom by using the Orton-Gillingham method. One summer he taught seven boys and girls using that method with marvelous results. He had attended a three-week workshop course of intensive training in Rockchester, Minnesota at the Remedial Reading Center. His special training to help students and teachers as well as parents was very gratifying. His desire to keep learning was a continuous process in order to help boys and girls, teachers, and parents. He loved boys and girls, and he enjoyed working with teachers and parents. He appreciated good teachers who wished to get better each year. Albert did much private tutoring without pay in order to help boys and girls learn and succeed. That was his hobby.
Albert always wanted to live in Miles City. When the opportunity occurred he applied and accepted the principalship at Lincoln School. He had known Miles City had a good school system, and the people were friendly. It had a fascinating historical background, a city of culture, and excellent medical facilities. It was a city of friendly business people.
In 1977 he was honored by Western Montana College3 as an "Outstanding Educator of Montana." His biography appeared in the 1974-1975 edition of the Who's Who in the West. In 1995 he delivered the commencement address at WM College.
Albert had worked his way through college during the "Great Depression" by doing self-supporting work while attending college when jobs and money were scarce. For a while he could afford only one meal a day and little time to sleep, and very little time for study. But his wonderful background from high school helped him tremendously. While in high school, he ranked in the 98 percentile nationwide in a national high school scholarship contest. In the final high school examination of 10 original and most difficult geometry problems, Albert solved everyone correctly. All 21 other geometry students failed to pass the test. In a general H.S. grammar test while he was a freshman, he outscored all other 90 high school students, with a perfect score. In the college exemption test he scored the highest of the entering freshman class, and he was congratulated by President Davis of the college. A math professor had suggested that Albert should pursue an engineering degree, but Albert preferred helping students, teachers and parents. That math professor reported Albert was the only one able to solve the most difficult problems of the three-hour-higher-math final exam. On May 27, 2001 he delivered the commencement address at the CCDHS in Miles City.
Albert is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and his special caregiver Helen Steele. He was preceded in death by his wife Ethel in 2007 and his brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Miles City.
Interment will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Mountain View Cemetery in Columbus, Montana.
Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge o the arrangements.
Albert Bender, age 103, of Miles City passed away peacefully Monday, January 7, 2013 at his home in Miles City.
Albert was born along with his twin sister on November 28, 1909 near Friend, Nebraska, the son of George and Amelia (Bott) Bender. At the age of 4 he came to Montana where he grew up on his father's homestead northwest of Sumatra in Rosebud County. He attended grade and high schools at Sumatra and completed a B.Ed. degree at Western College in Dillon, Montana. Later he completed the M.S. degree at Eastern Montana College in Billings, Montana. He also completed three summers of advanced study at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and two summers at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
On August 23, 1941 he married Ethel Blanche Guthrie of Absarokee, MT. Ethel and he met while attending Western Montana College during the summer of 1938. The inspiring affection and friendliness of Ethel and that of her parents and brothers was all very encouraging toward a life of happiness.
His first year of teaching was in the Antelope School eight miles north of Sumatra in Rosebud County, the same school in which he had been a student many years before. To him it was a very rewarding year of teaching as he had inspired a number of eighth grade dropouts to return and complete that grade and enter high school the following year. Among the eighth graders was his younger brother, William. He and William lived in the teacher age. The following four years he taught grades 4, 5 and 6 in Sumatra while his brother, William attended Sumatra High School, and he provided for his brother's living expenses and studies. After William completed high school, Albert sent him to college by supporting him financially. For a short period of time Albert was asked to complete the final half of a school year as superintendent of the Sumatra schools. Albert served as principal at Washoe, MT while teaching grades 7 & 8 and coaching basketball. He was a teacher and acting principal at Park City, Montana, and at Laurel he was principal of the North School. In Miles City he served as principal of the Lincoln School the first seven years; then he served as principal of Lincoln and Highland Park schools the following two years; and finally one year as principal of Jefferson and Highland Park schools. He also taught a workshop course at MCC to about 70 teachers and parents on how to teach boys and girls who are unable to learn in the conventional classroom by using the Orton-Gillingham method. One summer he taught seven boys and girls using that method with marvelous results. He had attended a three-week workshop course of intensive training in Rockchester, Minnesota at the Remedial Reading Center. His special training to help students and teachers as well as parents was very gratifying. His desire to keep learning was a continuous process in order to help boys and girls, teachers, and parents. He loved boys and girls, and he enjoyed working with teachers and parents. He appreciated good teachers who wished to get better each year. Albert did much private tutoring without pay in order to help boys and girls learn and succeed. That was his hobby.
Albert always wanted to live in Miles City. When the opportunity occurred he applied and accepted the principalship at Lincoln School. He had known Miles City had a good school system, and the people were friendly. It had a fascinating historical background, a city of culture, and excellent medical facilities. It was a city of friendly business people.
In 1977 he was honored by Western Montana College3 as an "Outstanding Educator of Montana." His biography appeared in the 1974-1975 edition of the Who's Who in the West. In 1995 he delivered the commencement address at WM College.
Albert had worked his way through college during the "Great Depression" by doing self-supporting work while attending college when jobs and money were scarce. For a while he could afford only one meal a day and little time to sleep, and very little time for study. But his wonderful background from high school helped him tremendously. While in high school, he ranked in the 98 percentile nationwide in a national high school scholarship contest. In the final high school examination of 10 original and most difficult geometry problems, Albert solved everyone correctly. All 21 other geometry students failed to pass the test. In a general H.S. grammar test while he was a freshman, he outscored all other 90 high school students, with a perfect score. In the college exemption test he scored the highest of the entering freshman class, and he was congratulated by President Davis of the college. A math professor had suggested that Albert should pursue an engineering degree, but Albert preferred helping students, teachers and parents. That math professor reported Albert was the only one able to solve the most difficult problems of the three-hour-higher-math final exam. On May 27, 2001 he delivered the commencement address at the CCDHS in Miles City.
Albert is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and his special caregiver Helen Steele. He was preceded in death by his wife Ethel in 2007 and his brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Miles City.
Interment will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Mountain View Cemetery in Columbus, Montana.
Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge o the arrangements.
Albert was born along with his twin sister on November 28, 1909 near Friend, Nebraska, the son of George and Amelia (Bott) Bender. At the age of 4 he came to Montana where he grew up on his father's homestead northwest of Sumatra in Rosebud County. He attended grade and high schools at Sumatra and completed a B.Ed. degree at Western College in Dillon, Montana. Later he completed the M.S. degree at Eastern Montana College in Billings, Montana. He also completed three summers of advanced study at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana and two summers at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
On August 23, 1941 he married Ethel Blanche Guthrie of Absarokee, MT. Ethel and he met while attending Western Montana College during the summer of 1938. The inspiring affection and friendliness of Ethel and that of her parents and brothers was all very encouraging toward a life of happiness.
His first year of teaching was in the Antelope School eight miles north of Sumatra in Rosebud County, the same school in which he had been a student many years before. To him it was a very rewarding year of teaching as he had inspired a number of eighth grade dropouts to return and complete that grade and enter high school the following year. Among the eighth graders was his younger brother, William. He and William lived in the teacher age. The following four years he taught grades 4, 5 and 6 in Sumatra while his brother, William attended Sumatra High School, and he provided for his brother's living expenses and studies. After William completed high school, Albert sent him to college by supporting him financially. For a short period of time Albert was asked to complete the final half of a school year as superintendent of the Sumatra schools. Albert served as principal at Washoe, MT while teaching grades 7 & 8 and coaching basketball. He was a teacher and acting principal at Park City, Montana, and at Laurel he was principal of the North School. In Miles City he served as principal of the Lincoln School the first seven years; then he served as principal of Lincoln and Highland Park schools the following two years; and finally one year as principal of Jefferson and Highland Park schools. He also taught a workshop course at MCC to about 70 teachers and parents on how to teach boys and girls who are unable to learn in the conventional classroom by using the Orton-Gillingham method. One summer he taught seven boys and girls using that method with marvelous results. He had attended a three-week workshop course of intensive training in Rockchester, Minnesota at the Remedial Reading Center. His special training to help students and teachers as well as parents was very gratifying. His desire to keep learning was a continuous process in order to help boys and girls, teachers, and parents. He loved boys and girls, and he enjoyed working with teachers and parents. He appreciated good teachers who wished to get better each year. Albert did much private tutoring without pay in order to help boys and girls learn and succeed. That was his hobby.
Albert always wanted to live in Miles City. When the opportunity occurred he applied and accepted the principalship at Lincoln School. He had known Miles City had a good school system, and the people were friendly. It had a fascinating historical background, a city of culture, and excellent medical facilities. It was a city of friendly business people.
In 1977 he was honored by Western Montana College3 as an "Outstanding Educator of Montana." His biography appeared in the 1974-1975 edition of the Who's Who in the West. In 1995 he delivered the commencement address at WM College.
Albert had worked his way through college during the "Great Depression" by doing self-supporting work while attending college when jobs and money were scarce. For a while he could afford only one meal a day and little time to sleep, and very little time for study. But his wonderful background from high school helped him tremendously. While in high school, he ranked in the 98 percentile nationwide in a national high school scholarship contest. In the final high school examination of 10 original and most difficult geometry problems, Albert solved everyone correctly. All 21 other geometry students failed to pass the test. In a general H.S. grammar test while he was a freshman, he outscored all other 90 high school students, with a perfect score. In the college exemption test he scored the highest of the entering freshman class, and he was congratulated by President Davis of the college. A math professor had suggested that Albert should pursue an engineering degree, but Albert preferred helping students, teachers and parents. That math professor reported Albert was the only one able to solve the most difficult problems of the three-hour-higher-math final exam. On May 27, 2001 he delivered the commencement address at the CCDHS in Miles City.
Albert is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and his special caregiver Helen Steele. He was preceded in death by his wife Ethel in 2007 and his brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Miles City.
Interment will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Mountain View Cemetery in Columbus, Montana.
Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge o the arrangements.
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