Sylvia Bender

Sylvia Sedita Bender gracefully closed her eyes on earth and opened them in Heaven to spend eternity with Jesus on Sunday, September 29, 2024.
Welcoming her is her Husband Terry, her much loved parents Isadore and Ruby Thomas Sedita, grandparents and precious friends, family.
Sylvia came into the world on September 19, 1938. Born and raised in Orlando, she was graduated from Edgewater High School in a much kinder and gentler time and saw many changes in her 86 years. She married her husband Terry on Valentines Day 1957 at Fort Devins in Massachusetts and he immediately was deployed to Germany where he served for 2 years in the army. When her children grew up she became an LPN and worked locally at Dr. Jack Facundus's pediatric office for 14 years. She loved her family and Church which she attended since age 14 (Jesus was very fond of her).
She was an animal lover who usually had a rescued dog sharing her home and her passion, in later years, was helping many other dogs and cats find furever homes. Shelties were her very favorite and she rescued several. She also volunteered for many years at Back to Nature Wildlife Rescue and for Ann Young – The "Bird Lady" of Altamonte Springs, who was her heroine. "Can't wait to see her in Heaven".
Left behind but joining her later:
Son, Mark (Dee Dee), Daughter- Julie Alvini (Gerry) Precious Grandchildren – Clayton, Carly (Cole), Sister-Frances Demeza (Paul), Cousins- Jeanne Kropf, Reggie Sedita.
Service to be held at All Saints Episcopal Church Winter Park on Tuesday October 29, 2024 at 3:00 pm. Arrangements through Baldwin Brothers Park Avenue. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mid Florida Sheltie Rescue (or any animal rescue), Second Harvest food bank or Pet Alliance.
"I've had a wonderful very blessed, long life and I am beyond grateful to God. You can honor my memory, not with flowers but by helping a homeless animal or person and by letting Jesus into your heart if He's not already there." -Sylvia