Wesley G. Bender, 74, of Walworth, died Jan. 15, 2015, at his home in Walworth.
He was born April 10, 1940, in Richland Center to Wesley E. and Kathryn (Berry) Bender. He married Louise Ann Ashcraft on May 6, 1961, at the First Presbyterian Church in Harvard, Ill. He served his county in the United States Army, receiving an honorable discharge on July 31, 1969. He was employed at a production worker at Dean Foods for 24 years, retiring in 2001.
He is survived by his wife, Louise “Sugar” Bender; his children, Bonnie and husband Craig Gleason, of Roscoe, Ill.; Barbara Bender, of Walworth; and Richard and wife Barbara Bender, of Walworth; four grandchildren, Tyler Miller; Sydney, Amanda, and Alexis Bender; and his constant companion, his dog, Rylee.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Robert, Edward, Jeanette, Patricia and Ronald.
Services for will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Toynton Funeral Home in Walworth with the Rev. Pastor Jeff Borgerson officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the Aurora Visiting Nurses Association Hospice.
