Benedict WENTLAND

25 MAY 1924 - 7 APR 2011

• BIRTH: 25 MAY 1924, South Bend, IN
• BURIAL: Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, MI
• DEATH: 7 APR 2011, Niles, MI

• MARRIAGE: 6 NOV 1948, St Joseph County, IN

• MARRIAGE: 3 OCT 1975, Allegan, MI

INDEX

[N3316] Benedict Wentland
May 25, 1924 - April 7, 2011
NILES - Benedict "Ben" Wentland, 86, went home to be with his Lord Thursday, April 7, 2011, in Lakeview Hospital, Niles, MI. Ben was born May 25, 1924, in South Bend, IN, the son of Frank and Clara (Strozewski) Wentland, and attended Washington High School in South Bend. During WW II, he served his country in the U.S. Navy for 34 months on the USS Fullam until the war ended. He earned three medals, three ribbons, one Silver Star and two Bronze Stars. On November 6, 1948, in South Bend, he married Kathleen Straub, who died in 1969. For many years he was employed with the Studebaker plant in South Bend, Indiana, until it closed. Together with his wife, Imogene, he operated Wentland's Car Wash, Bait and Tackle Shop in Allegan for 11 years. Ben was a member of Oak Grove Bible Church and enjoyed gardening and bird watching. On October 3, 1975, in Allegan, he married Imogene 'Gene' (Newton) Sorenson, who preceded him in death in 2010. Also preceding him in death were his parents, and a brother, Joseph Wentland. Surviving are his son, Ken Wentland of Grand Junction; his daughter, Karen Wentland of Columbus, OH; a grandson, Jonathan, and his wife, Jo Ann; and two great-granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Delaney Wentland, all of Poulsbo, Washington; a stepdaughter, Candace (Fred) Hogue of Niles; a stepgrandson, Marcus (Katie) Hogue of Bartlett, IL; a step-granddaughter, Loreli Panico of Tucson, AZ; and a sister-in-law, Fern Ingold of Kalamazoo. Friends may meet with his family on Monday from 10 AM to the time of service at 11:00 AM in the Winkel Funeral Home, Otsego, with Rev. Fr. Donald P. Klingler officiating. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, with military honors by V.F.W. Post #3030. Contributions in memory of Ben may be made to Oak Grove Bible Church. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.WinkelFuneralHome.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on April 10, 2011