Harold Eli Lents' Obituary
Harold Eli Lents, 94 of East Peoria, formerly of Decatur, died on Tuesday March 04, 2003.
Funeral Mass will be 11 A.M. Saturday March 08, 2003 in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Fr. Rick Weltin officiating. Visitation will be one hour before services in the church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made to St. Teresa High School. Services entrusted to J. J. Moran & Sons Funeral Home.
Harold was born in Springfield IL. on October 18, 1908 the son of Eli and Anna Hanselmann Lents. Harold was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and retired in 1973 from A. E. Staley Mfg. after 47 years of employment. He married Marie A. Schiene on August 23, 1933 in Decatur.
Surviving are his wife of nearly 70 years, Marie Lents of East Peoria; sons, Michael Lents Judi of Decatur, Tony Lents Kay of Marshalltown, IA.; daughter, Kaye Pool Ralph of Washington, IL.;
13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
His parents, 2 brothers, and 1 sister preceded him in death.
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