1916
Florence
2009
Florence Wendt
January 24, 1916 — October 21, 2009
Florence L. Wendt, 93, of Merrill passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at
Pine Crest Nursing Home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice
Services.
She was born January 24, 1916, the second youngest of twelve to the late Robert
& Anna (Hahn) Gutknecht in the Town of Berlin. On October 24, 1936 she married
Helmuth Wendt. Florence and her husband were dairy farmers until 1959. She
worked as a seamstress at Hanson Glove from 1960 until 1968. Florence was a
member of the Ladies Aide at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hamburg.
She loved to set hair, sew and crochet. Florence especially enjoyed taking the grandkids to the cabin and going fishing in Canada.
Survivors include her 2 daughters: Caroline (Robert) Riemer of Athens and Bonnie B enzinger of Merrill;
4 grandsons: Allan (Kerry) Riemer of Athens, Michael Riemer of Biloxi MS, Ron Benzinger of Merrill and Thomas Benzinger of British Columbia, Canada;
great granddaughter Christin Riemer, great grandson Jacob Riemer,
2 sisters-in-law: Leona Raasch and Eleanor Wendt; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son-in-law: David A. Benzinger; her grand daughter: baby Riemer; her siblings:
Emma (Edwin) Utech, Emil (Emma) Gutknecht, Elsie (Carl) Utecht, Martin (Hertha)
Gutknecht, Albert (Dora) Gutknecht, Ida (Emil Porath and later Carl) Krenz,
Lillie (Siegmund) Goetsch, Della (Herb) Hanke, Esther (Ben) Sturm, Edwin
(Lillian) Gutknecht, and Elroy Gutknecht; her brothers-in-law: Leonard (Edna)
Wendt, Alvin Wendt and Norman Raasch; and her sister-in-law Erna (Lawrence)
Henrichs.
Services will be held Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:00 AM at St. John’s
Lutheran Church. The Rev. Szeto will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:30 –
11:00 AM before the service, also at the church. The family has requested
memorials be made to Trinity Lutheran Church of Athens for the Salem Cemetery
monument fund.
The Waid Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.waidfuneral.com.
The Waid Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.waidfuneral.com.
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