Bruce Patrick Bendele

Bruce Patrick Bendele, loving husband, father and son, former Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps and Manager of Services at the Headquarters Marine Corps Exchange at Quantico, died on June 30, 2011 at the age of 56. He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1977 until 1990 and continued service to his beloved Marines for more than 20 years at Quantico, overseeing small businesses and service contracts for Marine base exchanges worldwide in support of personal and family readiness programs. Bruce was born in Columbus, Oh., on June 27, 1955 to Ronald and Sarah Patricia Bendele, the oldest of four children. He married Barbara Lynn Matthews on April 1, 1978 in Sylvania, Oh. Bruce was a graduate of the Ohio State University with a BA in history and was a loyal Buckeye fan all of his life. He was a devoted Boy Scout leader for the past 11 years, serving with Packs 26, 142 and Troop 142, as an assistant den leader, scout master and committee chair. Bruce was a parishioner of St. William of York Catholic Church in Stafford for over 20 years. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara, his children Anna Patricia, Eleanor Lynn, Rodney James, Leah Teresa, and Michael Conrad Bendele of Stafford, Va., his parents Ronald and Sarah Patricia Bendele; siblings Richard Bendele(Sharon) and Kay Bendele, all of Grove City, Oh., and Rhonda Dant (Tim) of Dublin, Oh. , as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 7, 2011 from 6 to 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:30 p.m. at Mullins and Thompson Funeral Home, 186 Shelton Shop Road, Stafford, Va. 22554. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 noon Friday, July 8, 2011 at St. William of York Catholic Church, 3130 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford, Va. 22554. Interment will be at 2:00 p.m.at Quantico National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made for the Bendele children college fund c/o Barbara Bendele. Semper Fidelis