Helen Rosa Bender, 84, died February 29, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 5, 1923 at Barton County, Kansas, the daughter of David and Mollie Zimmerman Templing. She married Ernest Herbert Bender September 1, 1946 at Russell, Kansas. Mrs. Bender was a sales clerk and cashier for Gibsons Discount Store. She was a Great Bend resident since 1961, coming from Russell County, Kansas. Mrs. Bender was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, Kansas. Survivors include her husband, Ernest, of the home; one daughter, Judy McGreevy and husband, Dennis, Great Bend, Kansas; one son, Gary Bender and wife, Kathy, Charlotte, North Carolina; one sister, Dorothy Justice and husband, Dick, Mountain Home, Arkansas; three grandchildren, Heidi Martin and husband, Cory, Jeremy Bender and wife, Misha, and Coy McGreevy; two step-grandchildren, Jarrod Severeide and Tobie Andrews and husband, Brandon; and five great-grandchildren, Brady Martin, Bailey Martin, Ryan Bender, Parker Bender, and Finley Andrews; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one brother, Edwin Templing. A prayer service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends following the service. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Monday, March 3, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Great Bend, Kansas, with the Reverend James A. Strasen officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, March 2, 2008 and 9:00 a.m. to noon, Monday, March 3, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home. A memorial fund in Mrs. Bender's name has been established with Trinity Lutheran Church, in care of the funeral home.