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Bentrott, Merle F.
Merle F. Bentrott, 92, of Lowden, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lowden, by the Rev. Victor Young. Burial: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m. to service time Friday at the church.
Survivors include his wife, Irma of Clarence; son, Jerry (Tammy) Bentrott of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Judith (David) Dissen of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; grandchildren, Christopher, Michael, Daniel and Rain; and a sister, Joyce (Colby) Withers of Readlyn, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, June Bergmann.
Arrangements with Chapman Funeral Home.
Published Jan. 17, 2013 in The Gazette
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