Amy Bendfeldt, 23

LEWES - Amy Bendfeldt, of Lewes, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. She was 23.

She was born on Long Island, N.Y., to Ken Bendfeldt and Jill Lardner.

Amy went to the Middle Country School District and graduated from the Middle Country High School in Selden, N.Y.

She was a college student and was attending the Beebe School of Nursing.

To put herself through college, Amy cleaned houses to earn tuition money.

She maintained high grades and had a 3.8 GPA.

Amy was very outgoing and friendly, made lots of friends and never knew a stranger.

She loved to spend time at the beach.

Amy will be remembered as a loving mother, whose daughter meant everything to her. She loved her daughter more than life itself.

She is survived by her daughter, Taylor Rose Bendfeldt of Lewes; father, Ken Bendfeldt and his fiancé Bettina Roloff of Harrington; mother, Jill Lardner of Wading River, N.Y.; brother, Andrew Bendfeldt of Hernando, Fla.; sisters, Julie Bendfeldt of Conway, S.C., Dana Lardner of Wading River and Heather Lardner of Wading River; and grandparents, Henry and Joan Bendfeldt of Lewes.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Melvin Funeral Home, 15522 S. DuPont Highway, Harrington, where friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and one hour prior to the service on Thursday.

Interment will be in Epworth United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rehoboth Beach.

Instead of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.