Louis Frederick Guentert

Mr. Guentert, 99, of Matthews, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 19, 2016. He was born February 16, 1917, in Toledo, OH, the son of the late Charles W. Guentert and Emma Schmidt Guentert. Louis graduated from Ohio State University in 1938 with a Bachelor Degree of Chemical Engineering and went to work for the Celanese Corporation. He married Kathleen Silcott on April 21, 1941. Louis served his country during WWII in Europe as a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Upon his discharge in 1946, the family moved to Cumberland, MD, and Louis returned to work for Celanese, resuming a career that spanned over forty years until his retirement in 1982. His job took him and his family to South Carolina and New Jersey until they finally settled down in Charlotte in 1966. Louis was a devout Lutheran and long-time member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Ancient Free Masons for over 70 years and his hobbies included travel, gardening, bridge, poker, along with stamp and coin collecting.

Louis is predeceased by his wife of 68 years, Kathleen and his daughters, Nancy G. Bowman and Mary Emma Guentert. He is survived by his daughter Margaret L. Hopkins and husband Jon of Brooklin, ME; daughter Barbara J. Wyckoff and husband Robert of Virginia Beach, Va.; daughter Elizabeth A. Williams and husband Ken of Charlotte; son-in-law Earle L. Bowman of Winston-Salem, NC; five grandchildren: Richard Hopkins, Bridget Hopkins, Robert Wyckoff, Matthew Williams, and Kathleen Williams, and great-grandson Liam Hopkins.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 22, from 6-8 pm, at Harry and Bryant, 500 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28207 and a service to celebrate his life will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, September 23 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1001 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207. Burial will immediately follow at Forest Lawn East Cemetery, 3700 Forest Lawn Dr., Matthews, NC 28104.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. The family would like to thank Dr. Danny Honeycutt and the staff at Plantation Estates for their care and support, especially Peggy, Jessica, Diane, Connie, and John.