Harry R. Bendell of Levittown died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township. He was 93.
Born Feb. 6, 1915 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Buckman-Dare.
Mr. Bendell was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism on the battlefield.
He worked for Rohm & Haas as a chemist and retired in 1977 after 35 years of service.
Harry is survived by his daughter, Virginia Holloway and son-in-law, Robert Holloway; two grandsons, Andrew and Matthew Holloway and their wives, Megan and Katie; and one great-grandson, Benjamin, all of Salisbury, Md. He also had a devoted caregiver, Coa Coa, during his final year. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte Knox Bendell and his second wife, Myrtle M. Bendell.
Following cremation, a graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Wrightstown Friends Cemetery, Durham Road, Wrightstown.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad, 7405 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA 19055.
James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Levittown.
Transfer of this memorial to family or close friend will be gladly provided.
Born Feb. 6, 1915 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Buckman-Dare.
Mr. Bendell was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism on the battlefield.
He worked for Rohm & Haas as a chemist and retired in 1977 after 35 years of service.
Harry is survived by his daughter, Virginia Holloway and son-in-law, Robert Holloway; two grandsons, Andrew and Matthew Holloway and their wives, Megan and Katie; and one great-grandson, Benjamin, all of Salisbury, Md. He also had a devoted caregiver, Coa Coa, during his final year. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte Knox Bendell and his second wife, Myrtle M. Bendell.
Following cremation, a graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Wrightstown Friends Cemetery, Durham Road, Wrightstown.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad, 7405 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA 19055.
James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Levittown.
Transfer of this memorial to family or close friend will be gladly provided.
Harry R. Bendell of Levittown died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township. He was 93.
Born Feb. 6, 1915 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Buckman-Dare.
Mr. Bendell was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism on the battlefield.
He worked for Rohm & Haas as a chemist and retired in 1977 after 35 years of service.
Harry is survived by his daughter, Virginia Holloway and son-in-law, Robert Holloway; two grandsons, Andrew and Matthew Holloway and their wives, Megan and Katie; and one great-grandson, Benjamin, all of Salisbury, Md. He also had a devoted caregiver, Coa Coa, during his final year. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte Knox Bendell and his second wife, Myrtle M. Bendell.
Following cremation, a graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Wrightstown Friends Cemetery, Durham Road, Wrightstown.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad, 7405 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA 19055.
James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Levittown.
Transfer of this memorial to family or close friend will be gladly provided.
Born Feb. 6, 1915 in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Buckman-Dare.
Mr. Bendell was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism on the battlefield.
He worked for Rohm & Haas as a chemist and retired in 1977 after 35 years of service.
Harry is survived by his daughter, Virginia Holloway and son-in-law, Robert Holloway; two grandsons, Andrew and Matthew Holloway and their wives, Megan and Katie; and one great-grandson, Benjamin, all of Salisbury, Md. He also had a devoted caregiver, Coa Coa, during his final year. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Charlotte Knox Bendell and his second wife, Myrtle M. Bendell.
Following cremation, a graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Wrightstown Friends Cemetery, Durham Road, Wrightstown.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad, 7405 New Falls Road, Levittown, PA 19055.
James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Levittown.
Transfer of this memorial to family or close friend will be gladly provided.
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