1. | WENDT, Edmund Reuben was born on 12 Dec 1919 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY (son of WENDT, Edward August Christian and STRASSBURG, Maria Magdalena); died on 23 Jun 2012 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
June 24, 2012
Edmund R. Wendt
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
LEWISTON — Edmund R. Wendt, age 92, of Sanborn, died Saturday, June 23, 2012 in Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, after a brief illness.
Ed was born December 12, 1919 in Sanborn, NY, the son of the late Edward and Lena (Strassburg) Wendt, and was a lifelong resident. He married Jane M. McCollum on October 2, 1948. Jane predeceased him on April 10th of this year. Ed was a self-employed mechanic. He had worked as an Operating Engineer on the Power Project and as a bus mechanic for Niagara Wheatfield Schools.
He had attended the Ransomville United Methodist Church. Ed enjoyed building and collecting model toys, NASCAR and attending Steam Engine Shows. He also has a collection of antique cars and tractors.
He is survived by his children, Paul (Robin) Wendt of Lockport, Dan (Shelley) Wendt of Jamestown, NY, and Marleen (Conrad) Janik of Lockport; his grandchildren, Cori Flores, Raymond and Andrew Wendt, Elizabeth (Jeremy) Gruber, Edward Wendt, Conrad Jr. and Christopher Janik, and Liza Reinhardt; and three great-grandchildren, Joseph Flores, Emily Wendt and Amanda Clarkson. He was predeceased by two brothers, Alfred and Norman Wendt.
Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Road, Ransomville, on Tuesday, June 26, from 6-8 PM and on Wednesday, June 27, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the Ransomville United Methodist Church, 2573 Youngstown Lockport Rd., Ransomville. Funeral services will begin in the church at 11:00 AM, with the Rev. Matthew Worley officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. View Cemetery, Pekin, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ransomville United Methodist Church, PO Box 250, Ransomville, NY 14131. Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com for online registry.
Edmund married MCCOLLUM, Jane R on 2 Oct 1948 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Jane (daughter of MCCOLLUM, Walter I and JAMES, Martha E) was born on 20 Apr 1929 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died on 10 Apr 2012 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Niagara Gazette - 7/1/1948
Mr. and Mrs. Walter I. McCollum,
Upper Mountain road, Lockport,
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Jane, to Mr. Edmund R.
Wendt. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
A. Wendt, Townline road.
Sanborn. The wedding will take
place in the near future.
ALSO
Niagara Gazette - 9/28/1948
PEKIN, Sept. 28. - Mrs. Norman
Wendt and Mrs. Alfred Wendt. of
Pekln. entertained at the home of
the former. Upper Mountain road, a
variety shower in honor of a bride-
elect, Miss Jane Mccollum, whose
marriage to Mr. Edmund Wendt will
be solemnized October 2 at St. An-
drew's church, Pekin, at 2:30 p.m.
Games were played and prizes
awarded to 14 guests, after which a
delivious lunch was served. the
bride-to-be was the recipient of
many lovely gifts. Guests were
from Lockport, Niagara Falls, Wil-
son, Tonawanda and Pekin.
Children:
- WENDT, Paul Edmund
- WENDT, Daniel Lee
- WENDT, Marlene Jane
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