Marjorie R. "Midge" Bender

Bender --Marjorie "Midge"R., 75, Lincoln, formerly Sutton, died Wednesday (11/12/03). Born, Dec. 6, 1927, in Huron, S.D., to Warren and Ruth Johnson. Married Frederick "Fritz"Bender on Dec. 19, 1949. Fritz died Oct. 27, 1989. She was a public school media specialist in Sutton, Fairmont and Geneva, then later a volunteer in the Sutton Public Schools. She was a member of Vine Congregational United Church of Christ and Pi Beta Phi in Lincoln. Before moving to Lincoln in 2001, she was a 51-year member of the Federated Church and a member of PEO Chapter BHin Sutton. She graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Nebraska. She was a former member of the Nebraska Council for the Blind, held offices in the South Central Association of the United Church of Christ and served on committees of the Nebraska Conference of the UCC.

Survivors: daughter, Janet Bender, Sierra Madre, Calif.; son, daughter-in-law, John and Gail, Lincoln; grandchildren, Chad Bender, Stony Brook, N.Y., Amy Bender, Lincoln; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, parents, brother and sister.

Services:10 a.m. Saturday, Vine Congregational UCC, 1800 Twin Ridge Road. The Rev. Ross Tyler. Graveside services:2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sutton Cemetery. No viewing. Visitation:9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Butherus, Maser &Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Memorials to Sutton Public Schools scholarship fund, Vine Congregational UCC or Sutton Federated Church.