Glen "Pete" Betenbender
March 7, 1922 — December 14, 2009
Glen “Pete” Betenbender, 87, of Coggon, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at his home. Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City, conducted by Chaplain Jeremy Hudson. The family will greet friends from 3 ?" 7 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at the funeral home.
Burial: Jordan’s Grove Cemetery, Central City, Iowa.
Survivors include two sons, Max (Donna) Betenbender of Coggon, and Larry (Ana) Betenbender of Iowa City; 1 granddaughter, Teresa Wagner; 2 great-grandchildren, Courtney Blaber and Cameron Klouda; and 1 brother, Dale (Lillian) Betenbender.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche; his parents; a brother, Merle, and a sister, Viola Henderson.
Pete was born March 7, 1922, the son of Earl and Martha (Nielson) Betenbender, in rural Linn County, Iowa. He married Blanche Bliss on February 10, 1945 in Coggon. He was founder of Betenbender Manufacturing.
In lieu of flowers, memorials will be used in the sponsorship for children to attend YMCA Camp Wapsie, in Pete’s memory.
Burial: Jordan’s Grove Cemetery, Central City, Iowa.
Survivors include two sons, Max (Donna) Betenbender of Coggon, and Larry (Ana) Betenbender of Iowa City; 1 granddaughter, Teresa Wagner; 2 great-grandchildren, Courtney Blaber and Cameron Klouda; and 1 brother, Dale (Lillian) Betenbender.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche; his parents; a brother, Merle, and a sister, Viola Henderson.
Pete was born March 7, 1922, the son of Earl and Martha (Nielson) Betenbender, in rural Linn County, Iowa. He married Blanche Bliss on February 10, 1945 in Coggon. He was founder of Betenbender Manufacturing.
In lieu of flowers, memorials will be used in the sponsorship for children to attend YMCA Camp Wapsie, in Pete’s memory.
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