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Nick Bender

  Nick Bender, 74, of Homer City,
died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1998, at his
home.
  The son of Michael and Mary
Rebovich Bender, he was born Dec.
17, 1923, in Homer City.
  He was a member of St. Louis
Church of Lucernemines.
  Mr. Bender was a member of Club 
Savoy, Homer City; VFW Post
1989, Indiana; American Legion Post
493, Homer City; and Teamsters
Union 205, Pittsburgh.  He served in 
the U.S. Army in World War II in the
European, African and Middle East-
ern campaigns as a memeber of the
medical technician and military po-
lice detachments.
  He was retired as a route sales-
man for Farmers Delight Dairy,
Leechburg.
  Surviving are his wife, Helen Ros-
er Bender, Homer City, and these 
children: Bonnie and husband
Thomas Craft; Tina, married to
Timothy McAdoo, both of Homer
City; Patti and husband Randall
George, Indiana RD 1; Nicholas,
married to Luanne Andrie, Wil-
liamsport; and Scott Bender and his
friend, Karie Kuchcinski, Pitts-
burgh; and these grandchildren:
Carrie Craft George,Ben, Jodi and
Tim McAdoo; Nina Bender McMul-
len, Jaclyn and Meghan Bender;
Abby, Alicia and Lindsey George;
two brothers, Mike Bender and wife
Jean, Palmyra, Va., and Edward
Bender and wife Betsy, Johnstown;
two sisters, Catherine Timura, Pitts-
burgh, and Mary married to Roman
Castellani, Homer City; and serval
nieces and nephews.
  He was preceded in death by his 
parents and two brothers, John and Joseph.
  Friends will be received today
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the C.
Fredrick Bowser Funeral Home,
Homer City, where a vigil service
will be held at 8 p.m. Funeral
services will be held at 10a.m.
Friday in St. Louis Church, Lucerne-
mines, with Father James Goldberg
officiating. Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
  The Homer City American Legion
post and Indiana VFW post will 
conduct graveside military rites.