Death Claims
Alma Bens®, 75
OAK HARBOR—(Special)— Mrs.
Alma Bense, 75, who had devoted
her life to teaching, died yester¬
day afternoon at her Oak Harbor
/home, 330 Cffiurch'-sfe, following"
an extended period of ill health.
She had been first grade teacher
at Salem-Oak Harbor school for
36 years when she retired July 1,
1951. *?-//-/ V3~£.
But retirement did not end her
services, for she was frequently
called on for substitute reaching
and also did private tutoring as
well as teaching English to child¬
ren of migratory workers. For a
time she also conducted an even¬
ing class for migratory workers
at Gibsonburg. Many third genera¬
tion pupils were in her classes.
Her body is at the Robinson
funeral home where services will
be conducted at 2 Thursday. Offici¬
ating will be the Rev. W. L.
Stafford of Mari'tn, former pastor
of Oak Harbor Methodist church,
and the Rev. Edwin L. Myers,
present pastor. Burial will be made
in Toledo Memorial Park.
Mrs, Bense is survived by two
sons, John H. Bense of Erie, Mich.,
and Edwin W. Bense of Dunedin,_
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Flav; four grandchildren, two,
great grandchildren; one sister\
Mrs. Lillian Somers of Danville,
Mich.,-three brothers. Louis Brady
of Toledo, Walter Brady of Detroit,
and Bernard Brady of College
Park, Md.
She was a member of the
Methodist church, Oak Harbor
Garden Club, Literary and Social
Club, W.S.C.S., Wesleyan Circle,
Eastern Star, Past Matrons Club,
Ohio Retired Teachers Association,
Alpha Zeta Chapter of Delta
; Kappa Gamma.
I She was born Dec. 3, 1880, at
j Middle Bass, daughter of John H.
I and Louise Budenhagen Brady,
! and had lived in Oak Harbor more
than 55 years. She taught in county
schools a few years before joining
the Oak Harbor school faculty
in 1915.
Widely travelled and a profici-
I ent speaker, Mrs. Bense had ap-
■ pcared before many county or¬
ganizations in presenting programs
,; of outstanding interest.
