October 1, 2020 at 11:44 a.m.
Walter Rodney Wendt
Walter Rodney Wendt
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1304 North Hwy 14, Aurora. Rev. Thomas Schneider and Rev. Wayne Oblender will officiate.
Interment will be at the Aurora Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m. on Thursday at the church. Current CDC guidelines will be followed. Face masks are recommended at the church.
The service will be livestreamed at https://zoom.us/j/266648450. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the 1st Evangelical Lutheran Church or Nebraska Lutheran High School, 203 Kendall St, Waco, NE 68460.
Higby-McQuiston Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com
Walter was born on Nov. 26, 1951, to Ervin and Hilda (Malegue) Wendt in Rhinelander. He was the youngest of 3 sons.
Walt was a much-beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and a faithful member at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Aurora.
Walt loved to hunt, fish, garden, grill, go antiquing, and took special care of his backyard orchard.
He loved spending time outdoors. Walt was a carpenter by trade and helped family, friends, and neighbors with many projects and remodels. His vast knowledge of trees, types of wood, birds, and carpentry will be sorely missed.
One of Walt's greatest joys, which he mentioned often, was knowing that his large family of children and grandchildren shared his faith in Jesus. Being active in his church and in work for The Lord meant a great deal to him.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, JoAnn (Nunnenkamp) Wendt of Aurora, son Travis and Kelly (wife) Wendt of Menomonee Falls, daughter Tanya and Brandon (husband) Grosshans of Aurora, daughter Tina and Jeff (husband) Schmidt or Lincoln, Neb., and daughter Tiffany and Nathaniel (husband) Winkel of Eagle, Colo. His grandchildren are Adeline, Bowen, Sophia and Evelyn Wendt, Abbigale, Levi, Luke and Eli Grosshans, Genevieve, Ruby and Margaret Schmidt, and Micah, Lydia, Isaiah and Joshua Winkel.
He is also survived by his two brothers, Hillas Wendt and Rick Wendt of Wisconsin.
Those who went to Heaven before him include his parents Ervin and Hilda, parents- in-law Eugene and Justina Nunnenkamp of Aurora, and sister-in-law Shirley Wendt of Wisconsin.
"Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." Rev. 2:10.
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