A public viewing is 4-8 p.m. Thursday in Gardnerville for professional engineer, industry pioneer, philanthropist and business man Donald Emory Bently, 87, who died Monday at his home.The viewing will be held at Walton's Funeral Home, 1521 Church St. A memorial service is 10 a.m. Oct. 18 at St. Gall Catholic Church.Born in Muscatine, Iowa on Oct. 18, 1924, he served in World War II as a Seabee, making four major amphibious landings in the Pacific theater. He attended the University of Iowa to receive a bachelors of science in electrical engineering in 1949, followed by an masters of science …