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Ans Benderer 1939 - 2008 West Dover Ans Benderer, 69, a resident of Dorr Fitch Road in West Dover and owner of the Weathervane Lodge in West Dover, passed away Monday evening Sept. 22, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Ans was born in Switzerland on Aug. 10, 1939, son of Conrad and Valentina Stufano Benderer. He was educated in Switzerland and studied language arts for interpretation. Ans's love for cooking led him to an apprenticeship to become a chef. He owned and operated the Plumbush Inn Restaurant in Cold Spring, N.Y., for 27 years. After selling his restaurant he moved to West Dover and purchased the Weathervane Lodge with his wife Lucia. Ans was very passionate about his cooking, enjoyed hunting, playing golf and was a great skier. Ans leaves his wife, the former Lucia Koolman, of West Dover whom he married on Nov. 17, 1963, his daughter Valentina Hickey, and her husband, Gerard of Wyckoff, N.J., his sons, Conrad Benderer, and his wife Jennifer, of Denver, N.C., and Raymond Benderer, and his wife Laurie of Wingdale, N.Y., his brother, Erwine Benderer, of Switzerland, and his grandchildren Ramona Benderer, Tyler and Matthew Hickey, Nicholas and Kyle Benderer. He was preceded in death by his sister, Madleina Benderer. FUNERAL NOTICE: A mass of the resurrection will be celebrated Saturday morning Sept. 27, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic church in Wilmington. Interment will be private. Visiting hours will be held at COVEY& ALLEN FUNERAL HOME 44 East Main Street Wilmington Friday evening Sept. 26, 2008 from 5 to 8 p.m. when the family will be in attendance. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Ans's memory may be made to Grace Cottage Hospital or to the cancer ward at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, c/o Covey & Allen Funeral Home P.O. Box 215 Wilmington, Vermont 05363. For directions or to send the family personal e-mail condolences please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted arrangements to the care of Covey & Allen Funeral Home 44 East Main Street Wilmington, Vermont.

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Published by Brattleboro Reformer from Sep. 24 to Sep. 25, 2008.

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Peggie Kennedy

September 26, 2008

Dear Conrad, Jennifer and family,
I am very sorry for your loss. Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

Daryl & Lynn Bucossi

September 24, 2008

Lucia,
We were so sorry to hear of your loss of Ans. Take your memories and wrap them around yourself, like a warm blanket. We will always remember the great dinners at the Weathervane, which always included many laughs. Our condolences to you and your family.
God Bless,
Daryl & Lynn Bucossi

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