Obituary of Nicole Marie Bender

Funeral Services for Nicole Marie Bender of Moscow Mills, MO will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2015 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield, MO. Rev. Kip Lawson, pastor of Element Church in Wentzville, MO will officiate with burial in Whispering Winds Cemetery near Winfield. Nicole, 38, passed away Saturday evening, August 29, 2015 at her home. Born April 21, 1977 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of Curt Robert and Kimberly Ann Bick Faudi. She was united in marriage on September 15, 2006 in Troy, MO to Kenneth Aaron Bender. Their home was blessed with two children: Paige Marie and Kenneth Aaron, Jr. She was preceded in death by her father, Curt Faudi, who died October 14, 2005. Survivors include her husband, Aaron Bender of Moscow Mills; two children: Paige Cook and Kenneth Bender, Jr., both of Moscow Mills; and her mother, Kimberly Faudi-Dooley and her husband, James, of Winfield. Nicole also leaves two brothers: Jeremy Charles Faudi and Jeffrey Curtis Faudi, both of Moscow Mills; her parent-in-laws, Pete and Charlotte Greene of Moscow Mills; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2015 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Winfield. Memorials may be made to Family of Nicole Bender in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389.