Thomas George Bentley

Tom was a devoted and loving husband of almost 63 years to his beautiful wife and best friend, Virginia. He was the greatest father to Steven (Mary), Denise (Tom), Bruce, and Diane (Danny); most loved Papa to Andrea (Jon), Rachel (Jeff), Matt (Hailey) and John (Letti) and best great-grand Papa to Ella, Gabi, Blake, Giba and Bowen.

Tom was a native and true New Yorker. He was born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens where he enjoyed watching the Brooklyn Dodgers. He met the love of his life, Virginia, while working at Karastan Rugs. They shared their life together in Fort Lee, NJ, Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Setauket, NY. In 1995 they retired to Pawleys Island, SC where they spent 22 wonderful fun-filled years with all their friends in Heritage. In 2017 they moved to Apex, NC to be closer to family.

Tom was a proud Korean War Veteran who served in battle and was awarded a Bronze Star. He wore his Korean War Vet hat with pride.

Tom is being met in heaven by his son, Bruce and his brother, Val. Tom was a truly cherished and blessed man who will be missed forever.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to all the people at Transitions Life Care and the In Home Care Team at Wake Med Health for their loving care and support to Tom.

Please consider a donation to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in Tom’s honor.

A funeral service for Thomas will be held Sunday, April 10, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Apex Funeral Home, 550 W Williams St, Apex, NC 27502.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.apexfuneral.net for the Bentley family.