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Ethel M. Wright Bender

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Birth	:	30 Sep 1908
Death	:	23 Jan 2010
Burial	:	Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney, Keokuk County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3405991, -92.2200012
Description	:	KESWICK-Ethel M. Bender, age 101, of Brookfield, Wisconsin, formerly of Keswick, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Care-Age of Brookfield in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Ethel was born September 30, 1908, in Keswick, to John and Catherine (Dawson) Wright and graduated from Ottumwa Heights Academy and Ottumwa Heights Junior College. Before marriage she taught in St. Joseph's high school at Neola, IA for 2 years and then worked for 9 years in Des Moines in the Iowa Bankers Association becoming Secretary to the Superintendent of the Iowa State Banking Department. On October 2, 1937, she married Francis Bender in Oxford, Iowa. The... Read More	KESWICK-Ethel M. Bender, age 101, of Brookfield, Wisconsin, formerly of Keswick, died Saturday, January 23, 2010, at Care-Age of Brookfield in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Ethel was born September 30, 1908, in Keswick, to John and Catherine (Dawson) Wright and graduated from Ottumwa Heights Academy and Ottumwa Heights Junior College. Before marriage she taught in St. Joseph's high school at Neola, IA for 2 years and then worked for 9 years in Des Moines in the Iowa Bankers Association becoming Secretary to the Superintendent of the Iowa State Banking Department. On October 2, 1937, she married Francis Bender in Oxford, Iowa. The couple made their home in Keswick and enjoyed wintering in Florida until Francis' death in 1995, when Ethel moved to Wisconsin. She was active member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, and in Keswick civic and community affairs. Ethel had a passion for Scrabble and continued playing until the time of her death. Survivors include four daughters: Joan Burke of Big Bend, WI, Janice Bender of Des Moines,IA, Elizabeth Bender of Milwaukee, WI and Rebecca Robbins of Salt Lake City, UT, two sons: F. Eugene Bender of Cedar Rapids, IA and Robert Bender of Wichita, KS ; 13 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; Sister, Winifred Wright, Venice FL. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband: Francis; Brother, Harold; Sisters Helen, Mary, Lucille, and Geraldine. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a..m. on Friday, January 29, 2010, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney, with Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Sigourney. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney, where there will be a wake service at 6:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Keokuk County or the Pleasant Grove Cemetery Association.

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Latitude: 41.3405991
Longitude: -92.2200012

Family Members:

Parent

John Andrew Wright

(1880 - 1964)

Catherine Bridget Dawson Wright

(1881 - 1928)

Spouse

Francis Alfred Bender

(1908 - 1995)

Siblings

Winifred “Winnie” Wright

(1913 - 2011)

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Coordinate: 41.3405991, -92.2200012

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Coordinate: 41.2583462, -92.1501798

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23. Bethel Methodist Cemetery
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24. Highland Cemetery
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