20-05-2025
Noon memorial in Marion to honor officers lost in the line of duty
Steve Young Memorial Lodge No. 24 will hold its annual Law Enforcement Memorial on Wednesday, May 21.
The event will take place at noon at the Marion Cemetery. The keynote speaker will be Marion Common Pleas Judge Todd Anderson, according to an announcement.
The memorial honors five fallen officers from Marion County. They are:
Patrolman Jerome Hostetter, who was shot and killed in 1910
Capt. Edward Masterson, who died in a traffic accident in 1922
Deputy William Bender, who was fatally injured in a traffic accident in 1973
Trooper William 'Randy' Bender, who died in a traffic accident in 1982
Deputy Brandy Lyn Winfield, who was shot and killed on Oct. 14, 2004.
There will be no parking available on site, but parking will be available off Superior Street behind the old City Hall.
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This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Five Marion officers remembered in emotional cemetery tribute
