GOSHEN - Mary Carol Bender, 89, of 1300 Greencroft Drive, Goshen, died at 3:05 a.m. May 5, 2007, in Greencroft Health Care, Goshen.
She was born Dec. 17, 1917, in Nappanee, to Milton and Elizabeth Stump Miller. On Dec. 18, 1938, in New Paris, she married Carl F. Bender, who died May 2, 1997.
She formerly lived in Nappanee and New Paris. She was a homemaker and worked at the former Bender Grocery Store, New Paris, from 1962-82. She was a member of Prairieview Missionary Church and graduated from New Paris High School and Fort Wayne Beauty College.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Amos (Kathleen) Stutzman, Syracuse; three sons: Terry M. Bender, New Paris; Dennis F. Bender, Winona Lake; and Richard H. Bender, Wolcottville; eight grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Delilah Wolferman, Elkhart. She was preceded in death by two sisters.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Place at Greencroft, Goshen, with Chaplain Mary Grove officiating. Burial will be in South Union Cemetery, Nappanee.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen.
Memorials to Goshen Care at Home Hospice or Prairieview Missionary Church.
Condolences may be sent to yoderculpfuneralhome.com
