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Bender, Walter (1908-1961)
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| + | <font size=”+2”>'''Youthtime Polio Vicitim [''sic''] Called Away In Death''' </font> |
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| + | Kalona, Iowa. — Funeral services were held here Dec. 6, at the Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church, for Walter Bender, whose death occurred Dec. 4 in a Ft. Madison hospital. |
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| + | The immediate cause of death was pneumonia. |
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| + | Walter, who reached the age of 53, suffered a polio attack when he was six months old and as result was afflicted with a physical handicap all his life. He was born at Harper Kan. on Feb. 3, 1908, but moved to Iowa with his parents in 1909. |
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| + | One sister and three brothers survive. |
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| − | Birth date: 1908 |
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Revision as of 14:57, 6 June 2019
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1961 Dec 14 p. 7
Birth date: 1908 Feb 3
text of obituary:
Youthtime Polio Vicitim [sic] Called Away In Death
Kalona, Iowa. — Funeral services were held here Dec. 6, at the Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church, for Walter Bender, whose death occurred Dec. 4 in a Ft. Madison hospital.
The immediate cause of death was pneumonia.
Walter, who reached the age of 53, suffered a polio attack when he was six months old and as result was afflicted with a physical handicap all his life. He was born at Harper Kan. on Feb. 3, 1908, but moved to Iowa with his parents in 1909.
One sister and three brothers survive.
