{"id":2409,"date":"2017-02-16T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T22:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graufuneralhomes.com\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2017-02-16T16:23:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T22:23:27","slug":"ellen-ida-bente-elkader-iowa-february-16-1917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graufuneralhomes.com\/lab\/2017\/02\/ellen-ida-bente-elkader-iowa-february-16-1917\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellen Ida Bente, Elkader, Iowa, February 16, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-small_image wp-image-2411 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/graufuneralhomes.com\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ellen-Bente-web-250x369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graufuneralhomes.com\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ellen-Bente-web-250x369.jpg 250w, https:\/\/graufuneralhomes.com\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ellen-Bente-web-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/graufuneralhomes.com\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ellen-Bente-web-400x590.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graufuneralhomes.com\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ellen-Bente-web-68x100.jpg 68w, https:\/\/graufuneralhomes.com\/lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Ellen-Bente-web.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Ellen Ida Bente<\/strong>, 94, of Elkader, died Thursday, February 16, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society in Waukon, Iowa. She was born in Elkader on April 8, 1922, to John and Alma (Mueller) Leuchtenmacher. She was baptized on July 22, 1922.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen was united in marriage to Leighton Bente on November 22, 1940, at her parent\u2019s home near Mederville, Iowa by Rev. C.H. Franke. To this union, one son and two daughters were born, Robert, Ruth and Janice.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen and Leighton lived most of their lives on the Bente Century Farm which they enjoyed, together working the land and caring for their livestock.<\/p>\n<p>She is survived by her children, Robert (Verla) Bente of Garnavillo, Ruth Teggatz of Cedar Rapids and Janice (Jim) Allison of Waukon; seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Ellen was preceded in death by her husband Leighton in 2004; her parents; her sister Inez Friedlein; her brothers, Floyd Leuchtenmacher, Clifford Leuchtenmacher and twin brothers in infancy (1918).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visitation<\/strong>: 3:00pm\u00a0\u00a0 to 5:00 pm &#8211; Sunday, February19, 2017, at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home in Elkader and after 10:00 am on Monday at the Church<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funeral Service<\/strong>: 11:00 am &#8211; Monday, February 20, 2017 at Peace United\u00a0 Church of Christ in Elkader with Rev. Jon Haack officiating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interment<\/strong>: East Side Cemetery, Elkader.<\/p>\n<p>Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.graufuneralhomes.com\">www.graufuneralhomes.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellen Ida Bente, 94, of Elkader, died Thursday, February 16, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society in Waukon, Iowa. She was born in Elkader on April 8, 1922, to John and Alma (Mueller) Leuchtenmacher. She was baptized on July 22, 1922. 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