He was united in Marriage to Cecelia Ratterman on February 5, 1902, in St. Francis Church, Humphrey, Nebraska. She was born on April 6, 1880, the daughter of John Ratterman and Mary Kuehta. Her father came from Germany and her mother from Bohemia.
To this union were born nine children:
Mr. and Mrs. Bender lived in Cornlea, after their marriage, where he ran a General Store. In 1907 his father joined him in his business, and the store was known as Bender and Son. Mr. Bender served as Secretary of the Democratic Party Convention in Platte County from 1905 to 1915, and was also a clerk of the Town Board, and of Granville Township. But most of energy was devoted to his business.
Mrs. Bender passed away on August 19, 1940, and was buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cornlea, Nebraska.
Mr. Bender continued to live in Cornlea for some years, but moved to St. Vincent Home in Omaha. He died at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on June 24, 1958, and was laid to rest in Sacred Heart, Cemetery, Cornlea.
He was united in Marriage to Cecelia Ratterman on February 5, 1902, in St. Francis Church, Humphrey, Nebraska. She was born on April 6, 1880, the daughter of John Ratterman and Mary Kuehta. Her father came from Germany and her mother from Bohemia.
To this union were born nine children:
Mr. and Mrs. Bender lived in Cornlea, after their marriage, where he ran a General Store. In 1907 his father joined him in his business, and the store was known as Bender and Son. Mr. Bender served as Secretary of the Democratic Party Convention in Platte County from 1905 to 1915, and was also a clerk of the Town Board, and of Granville Township. But most of energy was devoted to his business.
Mrs. Bender passed away on August 19, 1940, and was buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cornlea, Nebraska.
Mr. Bender continued to live in Cornlea for some years, but moved to St. Vincent Home in Omaha. He died at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on June 24, 1958, and was laid to rest in Sacred Heart, Cemetery, Cornlea.
Family Members
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Eleanor Mary Bender Hensley
1903–1999
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Francis Peter Bender
1904–1997
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Lawrence William "Ted" Bender
1906–2001
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Ethel Claire Bender Roney
1908–1981
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Cecilia Ann Bender Mercer
1910–1998
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Wilfred Daniel Bender
1912–1913
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Margaret Lucille Bender Stewart
1913–1992
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Margaret Lucille "Margie" Bender Cavanaugh
1913–1992
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Dorothy Cathryn Bender Veideman
1919–1985
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Florence Emma Billings
1922–1952
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