Ben Henry Hector, 88, Ellsworth, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Services were Monday, Oct. 21, at Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. The Rev. Robert Raedeke officiated. Burial was in Grand Prairie Cemetery, Ellsworth.
Ben Hector was born to Oney and Bertha (Klooster) Hector on Sept. 26, 1914, in rural Adrian. He attended country school in rural Adrian.
He married Anna May Mulder on Oct. 2, 1941, in Ellsworth. After their marriage, the couple farmed all their married life in rural Ellsworth.
Mr. Hector was a member of Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth for 50 years where he served as an elder and deacon. He loved farming, gardening and his pet cats.
Survivors include his wife, Anna May Hector, Ellsworth; one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Sammie Hector, Decatur, Ala.; one daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Gene Reisdorfer, Southport, N.C.; four grandchildren, Daniel (Diane) Reisdorfer, Victoria (Mark) Schaller, Laura (John) Meisinger and Deborah (Eric) Cottingham; four great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Anna and Claire Schaller and Leiara Cottingham; one brother, Richard Hector, Ellsworth, two sisters, Grace Mammen and Marion Hector, both of Ellsworth, and nieces, nephews and many friends.
Mr. Hector was preceded in death by his parents.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Adrian, was in charge of arrangements.