Paul Bender, 67, of Minden died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home.
Services were held Wednesday at Minden United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nancy Lambert officiating. Burial was in the Minden Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 7, 1944, in Friend to Armin and Ruth (Manning) Bender.
On Nov. 25, 1964, he married Joyce Bartlett.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Alan Bender and his son, Riley, of Grand Lake, Colo., and Dwight Bender and his wife, Ann, and their daughters, Breanna, Courtney, Emily and Moriah, of Lincoln; sister, Gayla Johnsen and her husband, Gordon "Duke," of Seward; sisters-in-law, Charlene Barnard of Beatrice, Carol Bartlett of Lincoln and Cora Jensby and her husband, Darrell, of Gilbert, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.
He grew up in Exeter and graduated from Exeter High School in 1962. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan.
He and Joyce lived in Lincoln for a few years and then settled in Minden. Paul worked for K-N Gas for 34 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Minden.
Paul loved playing baseball and overhand softball. He enjoyed hunting upland game and deer hunting with bow, rifle and black powder. Motorcycle and car racing were a great part of Paul's life. He passed that on to his sons, who both raced motocross. In September, Paul crossed one thing off his "bucket list" - he was able to travel to the Springfield Mile motorcycle race.
He spent many camping trips with friends and family to Harlan County, Sturgis, S.D., and surrounding states.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services were held Wednesday at Minden United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nancy Lambert officiating. Burial was in the Minden Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 7, 1944, in Friend to Armin and Ruth (Manning) Bender.
On Nov. 25, 1964, he married Joyce Bartlett.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Alan Bender and his son, Riley, of Grand Lake, Colo., and Dwight Bender and his wife, Ann, and their daughters, Breanna, Courtney, Emily and Moriah, of Lincoln; sister, Gayla Johnsen and her husband, Gordon "Duke," of Seward; sisters-in-law, Charlene Barnard of Beatrice, Carol Bartlett of Lincoln and Cora Jensby and her husband, Darrell, of Gilbert, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.
He grew up in Exeter and graduated from Exeter High School in 1962. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan.
He and Joyce lived in Lincoln for a few years and then settled in Minden. Paul worked for K-N Gas for 34 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Minden.
Paul loved playing baseball and overhand softball. He enjoyed hunting upland game and deer hunting with bow, rifle and black powder. Motorcycle and car racing were a great part of Paul's life. He passed that on to his sons, who both raced motocross. In September, Paul crossed one thing off his "bucket list" - he was able to travel to the Springfield Mile motorcycle race.
He spent many camping trips with friends and family to Harlan County, Sturgis, S.D., and surrounding states.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Paul Bender, 67, of Minden died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home.
Services were held Wednesday at Minden United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nancy Lambert officiating. Burial was in the Minden Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 7, 1944, in Friend to Armin and Ruth (Manning) Bender.
On Nov. 25, 1964, he married Joyce Bartlett.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Alan Bender and his son, Riley, of Grand Lake, Colo., and Dwight Bender and his wife, Ann, and their daughters, Breanna, Courtney, Emily and Moriah, of Lincoln; sister, Gayla Johnsen and her husband, Gordon "Duke," of Seward; sisters-in-law, Charlene Barnard of Beatrice, Carol Bartlett of Lincoln and Cora Jensby and her husband, Darrell, of Gilbert, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.
He grew up in Exeter and graduated from Exeter High School in 1962. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan.
He and Joyce lived in Lincoln for a few years and then settled in Minden. Paul worked for K-N Gas for 34 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Minden.
Paul loved playing baseball and overhand softball. He enjoyed hunting upland game and deer hunting with bow, rifle and black powder. Motorcycle and car racing were a great part of Paul's life. He passed that on to his sons, who both raced motocross. In September, Paul crossed one thing off his "bucket list" - he was able to travel to the Springfield Mile motorcycle race.
He spent many camping trips with friends and family to Harlan County, Sturgis, S.D., and surrounding states.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services were held Wednesday at Minden United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nancy Lambert officiating. Burial was in the Minden Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 7, 1944, in Friend to Armin and Ruth (Manning) Bender.
On Nov. 25, 1964, he married Joyce Bartlett.
Survivors include his wife; sons, Alan Bender and his son, Riley, of Grand Lake, Colo., and Dwight Bender and his wife, Ann, and their daughters, Breanna, Courtney, Emily and Moriah, of Lincoln; sister, Gayla Johnsen and her husband, Gordon "Duke," of Seward; sisters-in-law, Charlene Barnard of Beatrice, Carol Bartlett of Lincoln and Cora Jensby and her husband, Darrell, of Gilbert, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.
He grew up in Exeter and graduated from Exeter High School in 1962. He attended Nebraska Wesleyan.
He and Joyce lived in Lincoln for a few years and then settled in Minden. Paul worked for K-N Gas for 34 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Minden.
Paul loved playing baseball and overhand softball. He enjoyed hunting upland game and deer hunting with bow, rifle and black powder. Motorcycle and car racing were a great part of Paul's life. He passed that on to his sons, who both raced motocross. In September, Paul crossed one thing off his "bucket list" - he was able to travel to the Springfield Mile motorcycle race.
He spent many camping trips with friends and family to Harlan County, Sturgis, S.D., and surrounding states.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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