Lenore Emily (Vercande) Benest, 08 Jan 1916 - 14 May 2012

BENEST, VERCANDE, PIERCE, THOMAS, WRATTEN, GARBES

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 3/16/2022 at 14:18:25

Lenore E. Benest, 96, passed away on Monday May 14, 2012 at the Hiawatha Care Center surrounded by her loving family, and went home to be with her husband, Kenny in heaven. Kenny and Lenore were married on December 23, 1937.

Funeral Services will be Saturday May 19, 2012 at 1:00pm at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories with visitation to be held on Friday May 18, 2012 from 5pm-8pm at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home..

Lenore is survived by her children; Janet (Neil) Thomas of Cedar Rapids, Lee Benest (special friend Lynn Constantine) of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Sue (Steve) Wratten of Lyons, Colorado and Karen (Dick) Garbes of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Lenore was loved by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great great-granddaughter to be and many nieces and nephews, one brother Vernon Vercande of Marengo, Iowa.

Lenore is preceded in death by her husband Kenny in 2003, parents, 2 brothers and 4 sisters.

She was born in Williamsburg, Iowa, to Camil and Inez (Pierce) Vercande.

Lenore’s family would like to extend a special thanks to Hiawatha Care Center for their loving care and comfort.

Please leave an online condolence for the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.

Published in The Gazette on May 17, 2012.