Amelia Bender passed away May 30, 2015. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, June 5, 2015. Amelia is preceded in death by her parents Frederick and Charlotte Geist as well as her husband Merel D. Bender. Survivors include daughters Jamie Bender and Judy Brandmeyer, grandchildren Kymberly Damrow, Max Brandmeyer, and Kelly Brandmeyer, and great-granddaughter Kandace Damrow.