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Memorial Service: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 12:00 Noon

KERMIT W. BENDER
Kermit W. Bender, 84, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Jacob F. and Bertha M. (Zimmerman) Bender. He was the husband of Dorothy A. (Reiber) Bender. They were married for 59 years in July. Mr. Bender was a member of Conewago Church of the Brethren, where he had been a trustee. He retired in 1983 from the New Cumberland Army Depot, where he was employed as an aircraft repairman. He previously worked in the same capacity at Olmsted Air Force Base in Middletown and earlier had been employed at the Hershey Chocolate Factory. After retirement, Mr. Bender was employed by the R.E. Wright Company. He also enjoyed building his own air craft. Kermit served during WWII in the US Army Air Corps. In addition to his wife Dorothy, he is survived by six children: Karl, husband of Deborah Bender, Elizabethtown; Linda, wife of Michael Bell, Mt. Gretna; Kathy, wife of Crede Douglass, Palmyra; Nancy, wife of Michael O’Donnell, Scottsdale, AZ; Cheryl, wife of James Booth, Linglestown; and Pamela, wife of Thomas Hertzog, Marietta; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Conewago Church of the Brethren, 7035 Schoolhouse Road, Hershey, PA 17033 at 12:00 Noon. There will be no viewing. Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 11:00 AM until the time of service. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Conewago Church of the Brethren.







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