Sarah "Sally" Bendig, age 83, of Washington Township, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Buck" Bendig; parents, Jule & Bertha Hagans; sister, Dorothy Doyle; brother-in-laws, Eddie Monaghan and Joe Manley; and sister-in-law, Beverly Hagans.
Sally is survived by her children, Bob Bendig, Beth (Gerry) Walters, Rick (Sandra) Bendig and David (Kim) Bendig; grandchildren, Amy Bujnoch, David Fritts, Jessica Bendig, Jesse Recker, Kelsey Copper and Kerry McCarty; many great-grandchildren; siblings, Norma Jean Monaghan and James (Ludmilla) Hagans; sister-in-law, Margaret Manley; and many other relatives and friends.
A lot of the joy in her life was spent at Hithergreen Middle School and later Watts Middle School where she made many lifelong friends.
The family will receive friends on Monday, February, 3, 2014 from 5-8 pm at Newcomer Funeral Home South Chapel (3940 Kettering Blvd, Kettering, OH 45439). The service will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 11 am at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family would like to thank Mike and Phyllis VanDyke and all of her best friends at Sterling House of Washington Township and Brookdale Hospice for their loving care. Also a special thanks to Cassandra.
Donations may be made in Sally's memory to Brookdale Senior Living (8130 Miller Farm Lane, Dayton, OH 45458).