Kenneth Edward Guentert was born on October 6, 1948 in South Bend, IN, and passed away on December 25th, 2022 at Falmouth by the Sea. He was born in South Bend, IN, to Frank and Arlene Guentert, the eldest of 6 children. The family moved to Oregon, IL and Ken moved back to South Bend to attend Holy Cross Seminary and then to the University of Notre Dame, graduating in 1970. He worked for U.S. Catholic publishing and other related activities until he moved to San Jose, CA in 1987 to work for Resource Publications.
Ken met his wife Carole and married her in San Jose in 1987. They moved to Colorado Springs in 2002 and established The Publishing Pro, a company that would aid others in getting books published. He thoroughly enjoyed Toastmasters, Intl and helped others in the club. In 2021 they moved once again to Portland, ME after seeing a TV program called Cabin Masters and Carole became homesick for her native state. It was at about this time that Ken was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. He fought the disease from that point until his death on Christmas morning 2022.
Ken discovered during genealogical research that his grandmother had been Jewish. He studied Judaism and Hebrew and he decided to become Jewish himself. He considered himself to be Jewish and attended services at Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue in Portland.
Ken was predeceased by his parents and his brother Thomas. He is survived by his wife Carole, daughters Amy and Erin, his sister Gloria, brother Tim, sisters Catherine and Donna Jo. Funeral services will be held graveside at Pine Grove Cemetery in Waterville, ME on Monday, May 8th at 11 am. The family requests that you so choose you consider donations to The Parkinson’s Foundation. Arrangements by Portland Jewish Funeral Home.