Lester Ervin Schendel, age 80 of New Hope, Minnesota passed away on May 17, 2010. Survived by wife, Anne; Four children, Carol Roehlke, Otsego, Minnesota, Karen Carlen, Payson, Arizona, Jeff Schendel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Gary Schendel, Becker, Minnesota; Ten grandchildren; Eight great-grandchildren. Funeral Service, 10 AM Thursday, May 20, 2010, House of Hope Lutheran Church, 4800 Boone Avenue North, New Hope, Minnesota. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Visitation at the church Wednesday, 4-8 PM, May 19, 2010 and also 1/2 hour prior to service. Arrangements under the direction of Kapala-Glodek-Malone Funeral Home, New Hope, MN (763) 535-4112.