Eddie Mender Obituary (1965 - 2025)

Born Jun 02, 1965, Eddie Mender attended Dreher High School in Columbia, SC. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Eddie Mender.

Graduation Year	Class of 1983
Date of Birth	Jun 02, 1965
Date of Passing	Jan 07, 2025
About	Mr. Eddie Mender Jr. Obituary Specialist (SPC) Eddie Mender, Jr. was born in Columbia, SC on June 2, 1965, to the late Freddie Mender and Eddie Mender. He departed this life on January 7, 2025. Eddie completed his education in the Richland County Public School System, graduating from Dreher High School. After graduating, he went on to enlist in the United States Army. SPC Mender received his Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Eddie completed his tour of duty in Kassel, Germany. While serving, SPC Mender received the Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Lapel Button, Rifle Bar/Expert Badge with a Marksman Badge for the M16, Expert Badge with the Hand Grenade Bar/Expert Badge with a 45 Caliber Pistol Bar. Eddie Jr. was preceded in death by his parents, Eddie (2013) and Freddie (2014). Eddie Jr. leaves to cherish his memory with his wife, Claudia; two daughters, Joanna (Jeffrey) Clark of Berlin, Germany and Carol Anne Mender of Kassel, Germany; one son, Jourdan Wiefel of Spain; two granddaughters, Tamia Clark and Amaya Clark; one grandson, Jordan Clark; one brother, Frederick (LaKita) Mender; one sister, Duana (Samuel) Mender Crummey; a special and devoted niece, Oliva D. Mender; five uncles, John El (Viola) Mender, Sr., Samuel (Carolyn) Wolfe, Alphonzo (Louise) Wolfe, Ben Mack and Fred (Sandra) Anderson; seven aunts, Lottie (Joseph) Nelson, JoAnn Mender Ashford, Fredine Wolfe-McNeal, Rose Thomas, Sylvia (Earl) Jones, Virginia Anderson and Josephine (Bennie) Simmons; a host of other relatives and friends who will all miss him dearly.