Daughter of Jacob Bender & Annie Elizabeth Spies; wife of Jeffery Martin.
In her 104th year, died peacefully on November 26th at Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus. Wife of the late Jeffery Martin (1997). Predeceased by parents Jacob and Harry Bender and sisters Ella Allan and Ruby Bauman. Violet will be remembered by her nieces and nephews and their families, cousins and other extended family and by many friends from the Alma, Arthur and Fergus areas where she lived all her life. Funeral in the chapel at The Graham Giddy Funeral Home, Fergus on Saturday November 29th at 2pm with visitation 1hr prior to the service. A private interment in the spring at the Greenfield Cemetery in Arthur. The family would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who visited with and supported Violet in so many ways over the past many years, especially since her husband Jeff’s passing. Special thanks to Dr. Landoni and the staff of the Highland Manor. Although Violet loved flowers she also believed in helping others, so please consider a donation to your favourite charity in her memory.
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The photo at upper right shows Violet, just after her 100th birthday in 2011, holding one of the dozens of teddy bears she made for the charity Teddies for Tragedies. From its distribution centre in nearby Kitchener, this charity ships these small, volunteer-knitted bears to children in the Third World for them to cuddle during their recovery from trauma or illness. Violet's bears have gone to children in Central America, Africa and the Middle East. At the time of the photo, Violet had just finished her 88th bear; before she died, she had reached her goal of 100.
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Violet loved flowers, especially blue hydrangeas ♥
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Deepest thanks to Achisha for setting up this memorial record, and to Joan Aitken for photographing the family headstone.
In her 104th year, died peacefully on November 26th at Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus. Wife of the late Jeffery Martin (1997). Predeceased by parents Jacob and Harry Bender and sisters Ella Allan and Ruby Bauman. Violet will be remembered by her nieces and nephews and their families, cousins and other extended family and by many friends from the Alma, Arthur and Fergus areas where she lived all her life. Funeral in the chapel at The Graham Giddy Funeral Home, Fergus on Saturday November 29th at 2pm with visitation 1hr prior to the service. A private interment in the spring at the Greenfield Cemetery in Arthur. The family would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who visited with and supported Violet in so many ways over the past many years, especially since her husband Jeff’s passing. Special thanks to Dr. Landoni and the staff of the Highland Manor. Although Violet loved flowers she also believed in helping others, so please consider a donation to your favourite charity in her memory.
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The photo at upper right shows Violet, just after her 100th birthday in 2011, holding one of the dozens of teddy bears she made for the charity Teddies for Tragedies. From its distribution centre in nearby Kitchener, this charity ships these small, volunteer-knitted bears to children in the Third World for them to cuddle during their recovery from trauma or illness. Violet's bears have gone to children in Central America, Africa and the Middle East. At the time of the photo, Violet had just finished her 88th bear; before she died, she had reached her goal of 100.
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Violet loved flowers, especially blue hydrangeas ♥
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Deepest thanks to Achisha for setting up this memorial record, and to Joan Aitken for photographing the family headstone.
Daughter of Jacob Bender & Annie Elizabeth Spies; wife of Jeffery Martin.
In her 104th year, died peacefully on November 26th at Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus. Wife of the late Jeffery Martin (1997). Predeceased by parents Jacob and Harry Bender and sisters Ella Allan and Ruby Bauman. Violet will be remembered by her nieces and nephews and their families, cousins and other extended family and by many friends from the Alma, Arthur and Fergus areas where she lived all her life. Funeral in the chapel at The Graham Giddy Funeral Home, Fergus on Saturday November 29th at 2pm with visitation 1hr prior to the service. A private interment in the spring at the Greenfield Cemetery in Arthur. The family would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who visited with and supported Violet in so many ways over the past many years, especially since her husband Jeff’s passing. Special thanks to Dr. Landoni and the staff of the Highland Manor. Although Violet loved flowers she also believed in helping others, so please consider a donation to your favourite charity in her memory.
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The photo at upper right shows Violet, just after her 100th birthday in 2011, holding one of the dozens of teddy bears she made for the charity Teddies for Tragedies. From its distribution centre in nearby Kitchener, this charity ships these small, volunteer-knitted bears to children in the Third World for them to cuddle during their recovery from trauma or illness. Violet's bears have gone to children in Central America, Africa and the Middle East. At the time of the photo, Violet had just finished her 88th bear; before she died, she had reached her goal of 100.
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Violet loved flowers, especially blue hydrangeas ♥
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Deepest thanks to Achisha for setting up this memorial record, and to Joan Aitken for photographing the family headstone.
In her 104th year, died peacefully on November 26th at Groves Memorial Hospital, Fergus. Wife of the late Jeffery Martin (1997). Predeceased by parents Jacob and Harry Bender and sisters Ella Allan and Ruby Bauman. Violet will be remembered by her nieces and nephews and their families, cousins and other extended family and by many friends from the Alma, Arthur and Fergus areas where she lived all her life. Funeral in the chapel at The Graham Giddy Funeral Home, Fergus on Saturday November 29th at 2pm with visitation 1hr prior to the service. A private interment in the spring at the Greenfield Cemetery in Arthur. The family would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who visited with and supported Violet in so many ways over the past many years, especially since her husband Jeff’s passing. Special thanks to Dr. Landoni and the staff of the Highland Manor. Although Violet loved flowers she also believed in helping others, so please consider a donation to your favourite charity in her memory.
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The photo at upper right shows Violet, just after her 100th birthday in 2011, holding one of the dozens of teddy bears she made for the charity Teddies for Tragedies. From its distribution centre in nearby Kitchener, this charity ships these small, volunteer-knitted bears to children in the Third World for them to cuddle during their recovery from trauma or illness. Violet's bears have gone to children in Central America, Africa and the Middle East. At the time of the photo, Violet had just finished her 88th bear; before she died, she had reached her goal of 100.
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Violet loved flowers, especially blue hydrangeas ♥
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Deepest thanks to Achisha for setting up this memorial record, and to Joan Aitken for photographing the family headstone.
