{"id":78289,"date":"2020-12-21T09:17:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/?p=78289"},"modified":"2020-12-21T09:17:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T14:17:05","slug":"bender-howard-age-86-listowel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cknxam\/obituaries\/2020\/12\/bender-howard-age-86-listowel\/","title":{"rendered":"Bender, Howard (Age 86, Listowel)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78290 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/12\/af80a0e1-bender.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Howard Bender of Listowel passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 20, 2020, in his 87th year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beloved husband of Marybelle (Spence) Dittmer.\u00a0 Proud father of Barbara &amp; Ric Coghlin of Atwood, Barry &amp; Mary Jane Bender of Listowel, and Bonnie &amp; Dean Williams of Atwood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grandfather of Chad &amp; Dorothy Coghlin, Kyle &amp; Lyndsay Coghlin, Justin &amp; Cassie Coghlin, Katelyn &amp; Kevin Squibb, Michaela &amp; Grant Roberts, and Colin Williams.\u00a0 Loved also by 11 great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brother of Lorraine &amp; Herb Henkenhaf of Underwood, Marlene &amp; Jim Henderson of Listowel, Dianne &amp; Bob Henkenhaf of Port Elgin, and Adele Payton of Kitchener.\u00a0 Also remembered by Marybelle\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Predeceased by his first wife Dorine (Hewitt) Bender, his second wife Barbara Pinkney, his son Brad Bender, brother Orville &#8216;Ike&#8217; Bender, and infant siblings Marie and Walter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A private family funeral service will be held at Trinity United Church, Listowel on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.\u00a0 The funeral will be live-streamed and the link available on the funeral home website.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wallace Township.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memorial donations to Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation, Trinity United Church, Listowel, or Zion United Church, would be appreciated, and may be made through the Eaton Funeral Home, Listowel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online condolences may be left at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatonfuneralhome.ca\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.eatonfuneralhome.ca&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1608646422110000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE7q6uCD-c7lVcCyPkHS8zD_FeAgg\">www.eatonfuneralhome.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Howard Bender of Listowel passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 20, 2020, in his 87th year. 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