Robert M. Bendele

Robert M. Bendele, 95, of Delphos, died at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

He was born December 18, 1916, in Ottoville, the son of the late Leo and Frances (Schimmoller) Bendele. On May 1, 1943, in Altus, Okla., he married Jeanne E. (Landwehr) Bendele, who preceded him in death on July 23, 2009.

Survivors include two sons, Richard Bendele of Cape Coral, Fla., and Michael (Diane) Bendele of Delphos; a daughter, Bonnie Utrup of Toledo; one sister, Dorothy Schmitz of Florida; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, January 16, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos, with Father Jacob Gordon officiating. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery in Delphos, where the Delphos Veterans Council will perform graveside military rites.

Calling hours are from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, January 15, at Harter and Schier Funeral Home in Delphos, where a parish wake will be held at 7:30 that evening.

Preferred memorials: Take someone you love to dinner.