Name: Gearhart Funeral Home
Address: Coon Rapids, MN

Quent sang this to us during our visits the last couple days of his life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3HCUrkzBgg

Quentin Bendtsen: Part 1

Quentin James Bendtsen, 95, resident of Fridley, MN, passed away in his sleep, on October 22nd, 2023 while in the VA hospital in Minneapolis, MN. His parents were Bernhardt Bendtsen and Mary Rohlik, and he was the youngest boy and only surviving sibling from his family. His brothers and sisters were Bernie, Connie, Robert, and LaVerne.

Quentin was married to Patricia Smith, and Jeanne Shillock, both of whom preceded him in death. He had 8 children with Patricia, 7 of whom are living. James, Robert, Katherine, Elizabeth, Steven, Sharon, Michael (deceased) and John. He also has 12 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren.

Quentin was born in and lived in South Minneapolis, MN, attending Basilica grade school and West High School. He followed his two older brothers, Bernie & Robert, into military service during WWll, enlisting in the Navy as a SeaBee in 1945 at the age of 17 with his father's signature, despite his mother's resistance, because he was the youngest son, and his brother Robert had been killed in action in Anzio. After WWII, he was discharged and enrolled in art school where he showed skill at drawing and being an artist. He must have had wanderlust because he then re-enlisted, this time in the Army and was a military photographer during the Occupation in Europe 1947-1949. After being discharged from the Army, he returned home, got his GED, and began his lifelong career in construction, starting as a carpenter, ending as a superintendent, and retiring in 1985. After retiring, he built a cabin/house in the woods near Motley, on the Crow Wing river and lived there with Jeanne until 2012, when they moved to a Senior living center in Coon Rapids, MN. During their time in Motley, he and Jeanne remodeled a house in town into a craft and art store, and later into apartments for rent. After Jeanne died, Quentin lived at Landmark of Fridley, for several years before his death.

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Mass of Christian Burial

Interment with Military Honors

Quentin was married to Patricia Smith, and Jeanne Shillock, both of whom preceded him in death. He had 8 children with Patricia, 7 of whom are living. James, Robert, Katherine, Elizabeth, Steven, Sharon, Michael (deceased) and John. He also has 12 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren.

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Jim Bendtsen: Son

Bob Bendtsen: Son

Steve Bendtsen: Son

John Bendtsen: Son

Tim Bendtsen: Grandson

Roscoe Bendtsen: Grandson

Dan Bendtsen: Grandson

Randy Kintop: Nephew

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Quentin James Bendtsen

April 24, 1928 – October 22, 2023

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