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From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, May 28, 1948-
We were just informed that Francis Wendt died of a stroke while attending the golden wedding anniversary of his uncle and aunt, the Otto Wendt's of the Creston route. He was 50 years old.
From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, June 4, 1948-
Funeral services for Francis Henry Wendt, who passed away from coronary thrombosis, were held at his home in Columbus and at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Leigh with Rev. J.A. Bahnsen officiating.
The son of Fred W. and Alma H. Wendt, he was born February 9, 1898, south of Leigh. His youth and early manhood days were spent with his parents on their farm south of Leigh and two years were spent in South Dakota. Since 1934, he had lived in Columbus working several years for the Farmers Union Coop Store. Since then he had his private trucking busines
Mr. Wendt was inducted into the Army in the fall of 1942 and was honorable [sic] discharged in the spring of 1943.
His father, Fred. W. Wendt, who passed away in 1940, and a sister, Martha, who died in infancy, preceded him in death. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Alma H. Wendt, of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Hilbert B. Person, Payette, Idaho, and Helen of Columbus; four brothers Walter and Arnold of Leigh, Basil of Huron, South Dakota, and Paul of Columbus; 13 nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were cousins, Fred Asche, Jr., Carl Wendt, Morris Dasenbrock, Herbert Dasenbrock, Ben Hellbusch and Reinold Dasenbrock.
The flower ladies, also his cousins, were Mrs. Ernest Sander, Mrs. Walter Sander, Mrs. Lambert Houfek, Mrs. Emil Brauner, Mrs. Elmer Luchsinger and Miss Minnie Asche.
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From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, October 1, 1948 -
At a surprise dinner Rev. and Mrs. Bahnsen were honored by St. Paul's congregation, which served to all. Many from Rev. Bahnsen's confirmation class members thru the years, came from a distance to be present at the occasion as well as former members and friends. In the afternoon a very pleasant social time was had by all. The congregation presented their pastor and wife with a very costly beautiful floor lamp and the Luther League with a pressure cooker, and the Ladies' Aid had presented to them a beautiful lace table cloth. Other members gave tokens of love and esteem in money and other gifts and letters which were very much appreciated. Rev. and Mrs. Bahnsen spoke words of thanks and gratitude to all.
It was a very lovely day, which concluded with the lunch. But, still a greater surprise was in store at the end of the perfect day, when Mr. Walter Wendt handed the pastor a check for $500.00 as a memorial to his late brother, Francis, out of his Estate by the Went family. $200.00 will be sent to the Tabitha Home for a memorial wreath to furnish a room in the new building of which the corner stone was laid that day. And $300.00 was used as a memorial to Francis for two new Altar chairs, and the balance, if any, for the church fund.
We are grateful to the Wendt family for this wonderful gift. May God bless you richly and daily.
Following the lunch at the church the pastor and wife called at the John Ehlers, Sr. home and the Mrs. Wilma Deichmann home, Mrs. Deichmann is recuperating from a recent operation. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW]
From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, May 28, 1948-
We were just informed that Francis Wendt died of a stroke while attending the golden wedding anniversary of his uncle and aunt, the Otto Wendt's of the Creston route. He was 50 years old.
From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, June 4, 1948-
Funeral services for Francis Henry Wendt, who passed away from coronary thrombosis, were held at his home in Columbus and at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Leigh with Rev. J.A. Bahnsen officiating.
The son of Fred W. and Alma H. Wendt, he was born February 9, 1898, south of Leigh. His youth and early manhood days were spent with his parents on their farm south of Leigh and two years were spent in South Dakota. Since 1934, he had lived in Columbus working several years for the Farmers Union Coop Store. Since then he had his private trucking busines
Mr. Wendt was inducted into the Army in the fall of 1942 and was honorable [sic] discharged in the spring of 1943.
His father, Fred. W. Wendt, who passed away in 1940, and a sister, Martha, who died in infancy, preceded him in death. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Alma H. Wendt, of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Hilbert B. Person, Payette, Idaho, and Helen of Columbus; four brothers Walter and Arnold of Leigh, Basil of Huron, South Dakota, and Paul of Columbus; 13 nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were cousins, Fred Asche, Jr., Carl Wendt, Morris Dasenbrock, Herbert Dasenbrock, Ben Hellbusch and Reinold Dasenbrock.
The flower ladies, also his cousins, were Mrs. Ernest Sander, Mrs. Walter Sander, Mrs. Lambert Houfek, Mrs. Emil Brauner, Mrs. Elmer Luchsinger and Miss Minnie Asche.
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From THE LEIGH (NE.) WORLD, October 1, 1948 -
At a surprise dinner Rev. and Mrs. Bahnsen were honored by St. Paul's congregation, which served to all. Many from Rev. Bahnsen's confirmation class members thru the years, came from a distance to be present at the occasion as well as former members and friends. In the afternoon a very pleasant social time was had by all. The congregation presented their pastor and wife with a very costly beautiful floor lamp and the Luther League with a pressure cooker, and the Ladies' Aid had presented to them a beautiful lace table cloth. Other members gave tokens of love and esteem in money and other gifts and letters which were very much appreciated. Rev. and Mrs. Bahnsen spoke words of thanks and gratitude to all.
It was a very lovely day, which concluded with the lunch. But, still a greater surprise was in store at the end of the perfect day, when Mr. Walter Wendt handed the pastor a check for $500.00 as a memorial to his late brother, Francis, out of his Estate by the Went family. $200.00 will be sent to the Tabitha Home for a memorial wreath to furnish a room in the new building of which the corner stone was laid that day. And $300.00 was used as a memorial to Francis for two new Altar chairs, and the balance, if any, for the church fund.
We are grateful to the Wendt family for this wonderful gift. May God bless you richly and daily.
Following the lunch at the church the pastor and wife called at the John Ehlers, Sr. home and the Mrs. Wilma Deichmann home, Mrs. Deichmann is recuperating from a recent operation.
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