Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kenter, Stephen April 24, 2012
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Thurs. April 26, 2012

Stephen Kenter, 83, of Orleans, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. He was 
born on March 17, 1929 in Rochester, the son of Stephen and Hazel (Millen) 
Kenter, the seventh of their 11 children.

Mr. Kenter worked for 33 1/2 years for the State Hospital and Correction 
Departments. Stephen was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in 
Germany. He loved hunting, woodworking and tending to his garden.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, Robert Kenter; sisters, Gail 
Kenter, Esther Morrison, Doris Aldridge, Phyllis DuBois and Edith Reynolds.

Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Katherine Kenter of Orleans; children, 
Diane (Charles) Helmholdt of Cascade, and Wayne (Sylvia) Kenter of Dallas, 
Texas; grandchildren, Nicholas (Ashley) Helmholdt of Ann Arbor, and Anthony 
Helmholdt of Chicago; siblings, Edna Hatfield of Florida, Myrtle Schmidt of 
Minnesota, Ivan Kenter of Ohio, and Lawrence Kenter of Hubbardston. 

The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Lehman 
Funeral Homes, 220 Rich St., Ionia, with Rev. Kenneth Harger, Pastor of Shiloh 
Community Church presiding. Interment will follow at Highland Park Cemetery, 
Ionia. The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral 
home. 

For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Ionia County 
Commission on Aging, or Shiloh Community Church, in  memory of Stephen. Online 
condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com. 

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