Lance Vedel Bendixen
March 07, 2011
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Lance Vedel Bendixen, 61, passed away at his home March 7, 2011. A memorial celebration of life gathering will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street. Inurnment will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at a later date.
Lance was born March 21, 1949, in Des Moines to Otvar and Deliliah Bendixen. He served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War. Lance was a retired postal worker. He was an avid motorcycle rider, loved his dogs and was very involved with the V.A. Lance also enjoyed watching NASCAR.
Lance is survived by his siblings, Connie (Larry) McBee, Mark (Julie) Bendixen, Kurt Bendixen and Kirsten Bendixen; and his nieces and nephews, Kelli (Tom) Thompson, Loura (Scott) Smith, Lars Bendixen, Joshua Smith, Conrad, Zoé and Iris Bendixen, Kylie (Craig) Williams, Alan Thompson and Zachary Seward. He was preceded in death by his parents and niece, Leyann McBee.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to any Veteran’s program in honor of Lance’s memory.
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Lana Fowler
03/13/2011
Kirsten & Family;
I am so sorry for your loss, You and the family will be in
my thoughts and prayers.
Kim V Anderson
03/13/2011
Our sympathies for Lance. He will be missed. From Aunt Margie Bendixen & (Cousins):Kim Vedel,Brett Vedel,Bartt Vedel & our families. Aunt Doris Bendixen & (Cousins): Eric,Scott,Chris & families.
Randy Schneider
03/13/2011
To the family of Lance
I am sorry for your loss. I enjoyed many mornings at coffee with him and some motorcycle rides too. He will be missed. I know he suffered a lot with all the health problems he had but is now in a better place.
Sincerely
Randy Schneider
scot carr
03/12/2011
. ride the sky, lance, the universe is yours.
Barb Moore
03/12/2011
My thoughts & prayers are with you all. He was a very generous man & will be missed.
The Bendixen Family
03/10/2011
We want to appologize for not including Lance's other side. With being divorced from Susan, for almost 10 years now, we admit it totally slipped our minds. Along with Susan's sister, Sally, Lance had a niece, Alicia, and a nephew, Larry. Until the day he died he considered Violet and Everett Douglas, his in-laws. Lance's family would like to extend condolances to the Douglas family for their loss.
Carla Hoskey
03/09/2011
It was an honor to know and ride alongside Lance; he was a genuine friend to many and will be greatly missed by his motorcycling community. Prayers to all who feel this loss; may everyone find comfort in knowing each was blessed by his presence; and his soul will continue to ride with each of us.
God speed Lance and thank you for your service to our country.
Donna McCullough
03/09/2011
Lance will definately be missed. His heart of Gold that was as big as the blue sky. He was always there to help in anyway he could. He will definately be missed by many of his fellow motorcycle friends.
DMACC Motorcycle Program
03/09/2011
We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to your family at this time of sadness. May your grief be overcome by happy memories of Lance and his life with you.
May God bless you all.
Sincerely,
Kay Miller
Administrative Assistant
DMACC Motorcycle Program
Nancy Seghi
03/09/2011
You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I will always remember Lance as a young boy coming over to "help" Fred with whatever he was doing. We were so happy when he and a buddy surprised us and stopped overnight to visit in Idaho while they were on a road trip. He won't be forgotten. Memories of the fun times will sustain you now.
Carolyn Bel
03/08/2011
I can't express how very sorry I am. I offer my prayers for Lance and all of you. God Bless He will be missed by all.
Sally
03/08/2011
That was a very nice tribute to Lance. You did forget his niece, Alicia Varner, and nephew, Larry Titus. I hope your good memories help you all make it thru this difficult time and will remember Lance as we, Susan, Sally, Violet, Everett Douglas do. He was loved very much by my parents, myself and my children, as he was a big part of our lives till this very day. He helped my children just last week with the burial of their father, MSargent, Larry Titus, USMC, Cherry Point, NC, a Desert Storm Marine and a friend of Lance's also. God speed to you Lance, but watch out for the bumps along the way.
Sally Lane, sister-in-law March 8, 2011