Harlan Stender Funeral At Omaha Last Friday

Funeral services were held Friday for Harlan Benhart Stender, of Papillion, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident on Sunday, January 3rd on Highway 133 just south of the Flightland Airport. He died Monday, January 4th at Memorial Community Hospital at Blair.

The deceased was the son of Benhart and Minnie Stender. He was born October 13, 1942 at Omaha and was 28 years, 2 months, 21 days of age at the time of his death.

He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Millard, Nebraska and attended Sunday School there.

He attended grade school at the Stender School and was graduated from Millard High School. He was also a graduate of the Commercial Extension School, Omaha and attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha for one and one-half years. He farmed and did custom combining for his neighbors and was employed by the Internal Revenue Service during the winter months. On June 19, 1970 he was united in marriage with Twilarae Willmott at the First Christian Church, Omaha. They lived on a farm south and west of Papillion.

He is survived by his wife, Twilarae; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benhart J. Stender, Papillion; a sister, Mrs. John (Dolores) Rudolph, Omaha and 1 niece and 3 nephews.

Services were held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church, Omaha. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.

Enterprise 1 Jan 1971

Harlan Stender Died Following Auto Accident

Harlan Stender, of Papillion, Nebraska, died January 4th at the Blair Memorial Community Hospital. Mr. Stender had been one of the persons injured in a two car accident the evening of January 1st.

Mrs. Stender suffered multiple injuries in the head in an accident with an auto belonging to James McKinnelly of Council Bluffs. A passenger in the McKinnelly auto, Jim Johnson of Neligh, Nebraska was also injured. The McKinnelly auto reportedly passed some cars, swung back into his own lane and then lost control and veered back into the lane of the south bound Stender auto. McKinnelly was originally charged with improper passing.

Washington County Attorney, Roy I. Anderson, was preparing to file charges of motor vehicle homicide against McKinnelly following the Stender death. The charges have not been filed as yet due to a question as to the cause of Stender’s death. At the time of the accident Mr. Stender did not appear to be seriously injured. It has been determined that Mr. Stender had a diabetic condition that may have been the cause of death.