Dorothy (nee Gerber) BENDER

Dorothy Bender passed away on February 1, 2026, at the age of 100. She was the beloved wife of the late Willis Bender, who predeceased her on August 27, 1998. Dorothy is survived by her children, Carol (Ron) Roth, Kathy (Danny) Roth, and Bob Bender (Alan Small), as well as her grandchildren, Tammy (Greg) Kaufman, Jeff (Michelle) Roth, Jeremy (Jill) Roth, Brad (Jenny) Roth, and great-grandchildren, Kaylee (Kyle), Mackenzie (Mackenzie), Rylee (Tanner), Kyle (Morgan), Justin, Braedan, Turner, Brooklynn, Max, and great-great-grandchildren, Lennon Dorothy, Palmer, Payton, and Callahan. She is also remembered by Nathan (Nathalie) Small, Luca, and Ella. Dorothy's brother, Wesley (Eleanor) Gerber, sister-in-law, Hilda Roth, and brother-in-law, Delmer Bender, also survive her. Predeceased by her parents, Moses and Rachel (Jantzi) Gerber, grandson, Jimmy Roth, four sisters, Alice and Clarence Leis, Marion and Irvin Schwartzentruber, Esther Gerber, Kathleen Gerber, and two brothers, Don and Doreen Gerber, Morris and Joyce Gerber, and many Bender in-laws. Relatives and friends will be received in the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, on Tuesday from 4 - 8 p.m. Private interment will take place prior to a private family service on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or the Spruce Lodge Blanket Warmer Program would be appreciated by the family.