Leonard Benter
Leonard E. Benter, 86, of Oelwein, Iowa died Friday morning, March 3, 2017 at Grandview Healthcare Center in Oelwein.
Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Monday, March 6, 2017 at Zion Lutheran Church in Oelwein with Pastor Dave Byrd officiating.
Visitation: 3:00 to 7:00 P.M. Sunday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein and after 9:30 A.M. Monday at the church.
Interment: Hawkeye Cemetery, Hawkeye, Iowa.
A Memorial Fund has been established in his name.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com.
Leonard Earl Benter was born December 28, 1930 in rural Hawkeye, Iowa, the son of George William and Lillian Clara (Lewig) Benter.
He graduated from West Union High School in West Union, Iowa.
On Dec. 20, 1948, he was united in marriage to Betty Lou Springer at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawkeye.