Benteler was married three times. He had been married to his co-performer, Jan Norris (stage name) (
née Jeannette Olmstead; born 1931), a vocalist, from about 1958 to the mid-1970s. Benteler's second wife was “Dee” Benteler. His last wife was Maria (
née Arreola), whom he married in 1984. Benteler had six children: Eric Mark (1986–2003), Franz Brett (born 1976), Adele Maria (born 1980), Stefan Joseph (born 1981), Christopher Franz, and Kristine Diane (born 1984). Franz Benteler died of a
stroke in
Arlington Heights, Illinois. ==References==