- Date Of Birth: December 16, 1916
- Date Of Death: May 26, 2013
- State: Illinois
Thomas William Gentert, 96, of Lostant, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.
Mr. Gentert was born December 16, 1916 on the Gentert Farm in Lostant to William A. and Marcella (Whalen) Gentert. He married Doris Grant on June 23, 1943 at the First Methodist Church in Salt Lake City, UT. Mr. Gentert was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served as a Staff Sergeant in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre during World War II from 1942-1946. He was a lifetime member of the Lostant American Legion Post 173 and Streator Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1492.
He was past commander of the LaSalle County American Legion. He was a member of Lostant United Methodist Church and the American Pencil Collectors Society. Survivors include his wife, Doris; daughter, Nancy (Ron) Williams of Theodore, AL; son, John Gentert of Lostant; three grandsons, Eric, Lee and Dale Johnson and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Albert and Ed Gentert. Pallbearers will be his grandsons and Gary Lenhausen, Buddy Maroni and Jimmy Gentert.
