Gerald (Edward) Bender

Gerald (Edward)

Bender, 74, Harvey, ND

died Wednesday, January

23, 2019 at the St.

Aloisius Hospital in Har-

vey.

Funeral services will be

held at 10:30 a.m. on

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

at St. Cecilia Catholic

Church in Harvey. Visita-

tion will be from 4 p.m. to

7:00 p.m. with prayer ser-

vices at 7 p.m. on Mon-

day, January 28 at the

Hertz Funeral Home, Har-

vey, ND. Burial will be in

the church cemetery.

Jerry was born on July

29, 1944 in Harvey, ND.

He was the son of Victor

and Violet (Stotz) Bender.

He grew up and attended

country school in the Lin-

coln Valley area south of

Anamoose and south of

Martin. He graduated

from the Martin High

School in 1963. He

farmed south of Martin.

Jerry married Vernae Held

on November 16, 1990 in

Harvey. Jerry attended

auctioneering school in

Mason City, Iowa. He was

an auctioneer for many

years and worked with

David Frueh, Don Zuther,

Steve Slaamot and Gil

Steedsman. ZBS Auc-

tioneers was recognized

throughout the area. Jerry

retired from farming in

2006 and he and Vernae

moved into Harvey. For

ten years he served on the

Martin Elevator Board as

President or Director; on

the Martin Township

Board for 42 years, Martin

Merchants for 15 years

and the Wells Eagles

Aerie # 3080 in Harvey.

He was also a member of

the St. Cecilia Catholic

Church. He attended the

North Dakota State Fair

on numerous days every

year. He traveled to area

threshing shows. He also

enjoyed visiting the Wol-

ford Museum and fishing.

Jerry is survived by his

wife Vernae of Harvey;

brother Dean (Kathy) of

Emmett, Idaho; sisters-in-

laws and brothers-in-laws,

Pamela Held of Harvey;

Daniel (Virginia) Held of

Selz; Janet (Mark)

Schmidt of Bismarck,

Karen (Marvin) Migler of

Rugby; nieces and

nephews and cousins.

Jerry was preceded in

death by his parents and

his brother-in-law, Jerome

Held.

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