Everdina (Exel) Bender

Everdina (Exel) Bender of Listowel passed away at Listowel Memorial Hospital on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in her 87th year. 

 

The wife of Ken Bender, Everdina was the mother of Richard and Colleen Bender of Listowel, Daryl Bender of Hamilton, and the late Charlene Hayden. She was the mother-in-law of Glen Hayden of Listowel.

 

Everdina was the grandmother of Scott Hayden and Ginette Armstrong, Brian and Natalie Hayden, and Justin and Victoria Hayden, all of Listowel, Robert and Abra Hayden of Cochrane, Alberta, Wayne Hayden and Lorissa Stortz of Walsingham, Christine and Ryan Schuler of Kamloops, British Columbia, John Verhulp and Cristel of Petawawa, Matt and Kara Verhulp of Listowel and Heather Verhulp of North Bay. She was the great-grandmother of Claire, Isabelle, Carter, Katy, Graham, Eric, Heidi, Anya, Callie, Delilah, Harry, Charlie and Romi.

 

Everdina was the sister of Eric Exel of Lucknow, Gerda and Randy Roppel of Tiverton, Charles Exel of Tiverton, and Frances Exel and Gary Bergstra of Shallow Lake, and sister-in-law of Margaret Exel of Walkerton and Walter Bender of Mississauga.

 

She was predeceased by her parents, Gerald and Gerrigje (Kleinlugtenbelt) Exel, sisters Anne Exel and Ada Haasnoot, brother Henry Exel, sisters-in-law Nikki Exel and Audrey Bender, and brothers-in-law Roger St. Denis, Ross Bender and Wildred Bender and his wife Verna.

 

Visitation was held at the Eaton Funeral Home, Listowel on Thursday, Feb. 5 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Listowel Pentecostal Church on Friday, Feb. 6 at 11:30 a.m. Reception to follow. The service will be livestreamed, and the link available on the funeral home website.

 

Spring interment will be in Zion United Church Cemetery, Wallace Township.

 

Memorial donations to Listowel Memorial Hospital or to the Listowel Agricultural Society would be appreciated. 

 

Online condolences may be left at www.eatonfuneralhome.ca