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Edward Paul Wendt

Male 1932 - 2019  (87 years)


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  • Name Edward Paul Wendt 
    Born 13 Feb 1932  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1950  AHS, Appleton, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 26 Nov 2019 
    Buried Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I449022  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2019 

    Father Arthur August Wendt,   b. 17 Sep 1895, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1984, Freedom, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Marie Theresa Wolf,   b. 30 Jan 1898, Obendorf, Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1990, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 17 Dec 1919  Holy Cross Church, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F166214  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marlene Joan Cotter,   b. 18 Jan 1938,   d. 07 Dec 2016  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1958  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jeffrey Wendt
     2. Living
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F166215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Appleton, Wisconsin - Edward Paul Wendt, age 87, of Appleton, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Cherry Meadows in Appleton, on November 26, 2019. He was born on February 13, 1932, in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ed was one of nine children born to the late Arthur Sr. and M. Theresa (Wolf) Wendt. He graduated from Appleton West in 1950. Ed worked at George Banta Co. for 43 years as a 4-color pressman until his retirement in 1993.

      Ed met the love of his life, Marlene Cotter, as he passed her on his red Cushman Scooter. They spent many hours at Telulah Park listening to Hawaiian music and various radio shows. On June 21, 1958, Edward P. Wendt and Marlene J. were married in Appleton. Together they settled in Combined Locks, where they raised their children, Jeff and Amy. Ed loved spending time with family at the cabin he and Marlene built in Silver Cliff, Wisconsin. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman.

      Dad (Ed) will be deeply missed by his children Jeffrey Wendt, Amy (Mark) Schiedermayer, grandchildren Nathan Schiedermayer and Nicole Schiedermayer; sibling Ginny Lewin; sisters-in-law Pauline Gidlof, Shirley (George) Mason, Kenneth (Edna) Warnke, Lillian (Bob)Warnke. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

      Ed is preceded in death by his wife (Marlene), and siblings Arthur (Christiane) Wendt, Milt Lewin, Donny (Helen) Wendt, Dick (Judy) Wendt, Earl (Gayle) Wendt, Helen (Roger) Ely, Dorothy (Calvin) McClintock, and Ethel (Joe) Roovers.

      A Funeral Liturgy for Ed will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 2331 Lourdes Ave., Appleton, by Fr. Joseph Dorner. Family and friends may gather at the Church from 9 a.m. until time of Liturgy. Private inurnment will be at Highland Memorial Park.

      Ed's family would like to extend a special thank you to the caregivers and doctors at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Cherry Meadows, ThedaCare Hospice, and staff at Wichmann Funeral Home for their loving and professional care of him and his family.

      To leave a special memory or condolences for Ed's family, please visit wichmannfuneralhome.com.