Bentle, Leonard

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• Obituary: Aft 16 Aug 1965

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Age 86, passed away at 4:15 p.m. Monday, August 16, 1965,in Appleton, WI. He was born on August 14, 1879, in the Town of Clayton, WI, the son of Flara & Sophia (Schefe) Bentle. He owned and operated cheese factories in the Towns of Greenville and Ellington from 1907 until his retirement in 1946. He then moved to Appleton and was employed at Appleton State Bank.
He is survived by his wife, Josephine; three sons, Ralph (Alice) Bentle and Earl (Margaret) Bentle, both Appleton; Milton (Florence) Bentle, Hortonville; and 4 grandchildren; Richard, Robert, Jean and Sharon Bentle.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, August 19, 1965, from Trinity Lutheran Church with Dr. I.B. Kindem officiating. Friends may call at the Wichmann Funeral Home after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, 1965, until 10 a.m. Thursday and then at the church until the hour of the service.

Leonard married Pingel, Josephine 6 Nov 1907, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. Josephine (daughter of Pingel, John Frederick and Kaphingst, Mary) was born 18 Jan 1887, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 30 Jun 1976, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; was buried , Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: Aft 7 Feb 1999

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Age 87, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 1999, in Franciscan Care Center, Appleton, WI. He was born on February 6, 1912, in Greenville, WI, son of Leonard & Josephine (Pingel) Bentle. Earl owned the Bentle Brother's Cheese Factory with his brothers, Ralph and Milton for over 30 years until his retirement in 1977. Before that, he and his brothers worked with their father at the cheese factory. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Appleton.
He is survived by a son, Richard (Sharon) Bentle, Maumee, Ohio; four grandchildren, Michael, Patrick, Michelle and Kathleen; two brothers Ralph Bentle, Appleton, and Milton (Florence) Bentle, Hortonville. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Earl was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Margaret.
Funeral services will be held on February 11, 1999, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 209 S. Allen Street, Appleton,with the Rev. Kevin Ruffcorn officiating. Internment will be held at Highland Memorial Park, Appleton. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4 until 8 p.m. and again at the church on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

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• Obituary: Aft 11 Mar 2001

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Age 79, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2001, surrounded by his family. Boots was born on July 10, 1921, in Appleton, WI., son of the late Leonard & Josephine (Pingel) Bentle. On April 27, 1946, he married the former Florence Hartsworm at John's Congregational Church in Appleton. Boots served in the US Army Signal Corps during WWII from 1942 until his honorable discharge in 1945. He was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Stephensville and served on their church council. He was a member of the Shiocton & Black Creek American Legion Posts, served on the LaFollette School Board and was a volunteer fireman for the Hortonville Rural Fire Department. Boots owned and operated Bentle Brothers Cheese Factory along with his brothers until 1977; he then drove milk truck for Weyauwega Milk Products until his retirement in 1990. Boots enjoyed farming, fishing and spending time outddors working in the yard, but his favorite pass time was enjoying the company of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Boots is survived by his wife, Florence; their three children, Robert (Donna) Bentle of Hortonville; Jean (Gavino) Martinez of Appleton; Sharon Bentle of Shiocton; eight grandchildren, Thomas (Lynn), James and John Bentle; Robert (Heather) and Aaron Martinez; Dennis (Michelle) Guyette, Pamela (Nieves) Fortuno, Beth Guyette and nine great-grandchildren. Boots is furthur survived by a brother, Ralph Bentle, of Appleton; three sisters-in-law, Isabelle Elgeti, Harriet and Angeline Hartsworm and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Bentle; two sisters-in-law, Margaret and Alice Bentle, three brothers-in-law, Earl and George Hartsworm and Howard Elgeti. The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Stephensville, the Rev. Joel Lillo officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, March 13, 2001 from 4-8 p.m. and again on Wednesday directly at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Military honors will follow.

Milton married Hartsworm, Florence 27 Apr 1946. Florence (daughter of Hartsworm, John and Riehl, Elsie) was born 27 May 1923; died 10 Mar 2010, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]