Levere William Wenthe 1923 - 2010

PERSKE, WENTHE, GRANGER, GOSS

Posted By: N. Wagner (email)
Date: 3/12/2010 at 18:30:57

Levere W. Wenthe, 86, of Hawkeye, Iowa, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, of natural causes at Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner.

Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 1, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawkeye, with the Rev. William Horn officiating.

Burial was in the Hawkeye Cemetery, Hawkeye, with Todd Anderson, Amy Howland, Jeff Wenthe, Jennifer Fisher, Allison Wenthe and Abigail Wenthe as casket bearers.

Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Hawkeye, handled the arrangements.

Levere William Wenthe, son of John and Lena (Perske) Wenthe, was born May 13, 1923, near Oran. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Arlington.

After attending country schools, he graduated from West Union High School in 1941.

On Oct. 10, 1948, Levere was united in marriage with Marjorie Granger at Zion Lutheran Church in West Union.

He was a carpenter for many years, farmed for a period, and owned and operated Wenthe Carpet and Drapery in Sumner from the 1970s until retiring in 1990.

Levere was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where at one time he had taught Sunday school. He had also been a member of the Sumner Commercial Club.

Levere and Marge lived in the home he built in Hawkeye for many years. Levere had been a resident of Hillcrest Home in Sumner for about three years.

Preceding him in death were his parents; three infant great-grandchildren; three brothers, Russell, Robert, and Virgil Wenthe; and a sister, Cleo.

In addition to his wife, Marjorie, of Hawkeye, Levere is survived by a daughter, Marlene (Dave) Goss of Waterloo; two sons, Daryl (Patricia) Wenthe of Marion and Dean (Sue) Wenthe of West Des Moines; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Fayette County Union - 2 February 2010