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© Ladusau~Evans Funeral Home Enid, Oklahoma May 2016 January 13, 1926 ~ May 5, 2016 Graveside services for Edwin L. Wedel, age 90, of Enid, are 10:00 am, Monday, May 9, 2016 at Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend Dr. Jarrett Banks and Reverend Don Johnson will officiate, with the United States Navy providing military honors. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Edwin was born January 13, 1926 to Jacob Wedel and Ruth [Koehn] Wedel in Major County, Oklahoma, three miles north of the town of Meno, in the Koehn ancestral farm home. He passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 in Enid. He grew up in the Goltry, Alfalfa County Community. He obtained his elementary school education in Pleasant Ridge School, Dist. 102, located five miles Southwest of Goltry, graduating in May 1940 at the Alfalfa County Seat of Cherokee, Oklahoma. In early September, 1940 he entered high school at Helena High School, Helena, Oklahoma, graduating May 1944. On December 20, 1944, he was inducted into the U.S. Navy in Oklahoma City and assigned basic Naval training duty at the Great Lakes Naval Training Base, Illinois. Upon completion he was assigned radio operation training at University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was then assigned shipboard duty in the Western Pacific Region of Japan and China. He received his honorable discharge on July 3, 1946 at Norman, Oklahoma. He re-enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1948 in Oklahoma City; and was recalled to active duty March 31, 1951 at Indianapolis, Indiana. He was assigned shipboard duty in the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea areas and was released from duty on June 9, 1952 at Great Lakes, Illinois, receiving his honorable discharge March 7, 1953 at New Orleans, Louisiana. Total service time [active and non active] 6 years, 6 months, and 14 days! He attended Oklahoma A & M College and the University of Oklahoma. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radio & Television Engineering from Indiana Institute of Technology at Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1952. December, 1952, he accepted employment with Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation in Dallas, Texas as an Electronic Engineer; subsequently, he continued his Engineering employment in the Dallas area during the next twenty years with Temco Aircraft Corporation, Collins Radio Company, SPACE Corporation, and Ling Temco Vought Corporation. He then accepted a position with Boeing Aerospace Corporation in Wichita, Kansas where he retired on January 1, 1985. Edwin was baptized according to the commandment of the Lord Jesus Christ on May 1, 1949, becoming a member of First Christian Church [Disciples of Christ], Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He subsequently was a member, [by transfer] of West Creighton Avenue Christian Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana; East Dallas Christian Church, Dallas, Texas, Hillside Christian Church, Wichita, Kansas; and, Central Christian Church, Enid, Oklahoma. He was a deacon, active in Sunday school and a lifetime member of the Sanctuary Choir. His spare-time interests were ball room dancing, flying his private airplane, studying economics, assembling and maintaining electronics, woodworking, reading, writing, music appreciation and followed professional golf. During his retirement years he traveled, attended Elderhostel Programs throughout the U.S. as well as China and Russia. He also had an avocation encompassing research and study of his family ancestral history, covering the homelands of his ancestors in five European nations over a span of four centuries before immigrating to America. His computer version of the family genealogy records the names of seven thousand individuals. Edwin was preceded in death by his parents Jacob and Ruth Wedel; nephew Allen Curtis Wedel; and brother-in-law Keith Peacock. He is survived by three brothers; Roger Wedel, of Midwest City, Oklahoma; Marvie J. Wedel and wife Shirley, of Monument, Kansas; Milford Ray Wedel and wife Edith, of Wichita, Kansas; two sisters, Neva B. Peacock, of Mission Hills, California; Deloris J. Fouquet and husband Samuel, of Guymon, Oklahoma; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, family and friends. Memorials in Edwin’s name may be made to Newview Oklahoma with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds. Online condolences may be made at www.ladusauevans.com |
© Enid News and Eagle Enid, Oklahoma July 15, 2006 October 9, 1926 ~ July 13, 2006 The funeral for L. Kenneth Wedel, age 79, of Enid, will be 10 a.m. Monday, July 17, 2006, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home Chapel. Chaplain Norman [Shorty] Unruh will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Kenneth was born October 9, 1926, in Goltry, OK to Jake J. and Edna [Johnson] Wedel, and died July 13, 2006, at home. He moved to Meno, OK at a young age and attended grade school there. He graduated from Lahoma High School in 1945. Kenneth married his high school sweetheart, Phyllis Wells, and to this union two children were born. They lived in Enid where Kenneth was employed by West Side Feed Store and Safeway. He lived in Oklahoma City, Kingfisher, and Woodward while employed by Safeway and retired after 20 years. He then worked for the State of Okla-homa for 17 years. Kenneth and Phyllis moved back to Enid in 1991. >Surviving are Phyllis, his wife of 61 years; two daughters, Lynda Staples and husband Ray of Weatherford, TX, and Sandra Brown and husband Larry of Enid; five grandchildren, Mark Brown and Tonya of Plano, TX, Rene [Staples] Hansen and Tim of Weatherford, TX, Jeanie [Brown] Martin and Matt of Enid, Loree [Staples] Clark and Shawn of Peaster, TX, and Kenzie [Staples] Montgomery and Ben of Lubbock, TX; 10 great-grandchildren, Sarah and Samantha Brown, Colton and Jake Hansen, Jessica and Katelyn Martin, Elizabeth and Jarrett Clark and Benjamin and Brant Montgomery. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Arnold. He was a friend to many and will be missed by all who know him. |
© Enid News and Eagle Enid, Oklahoma January 8, 2021 May 8, 1927 ~ January 6, 2021 Verda Mae Wedel was born May 8, 1927, in Lahoma, Oklahoma, to William J. and Lena [nee Johnson] Pereboom. Verda passed away on January 6, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents and seven siblings: Erwin, Everett, Orville "Bud", Evelyn, Viola, Lucille, and Ruth. Verda graduated from Enid High School. She was married to Arnold Ray Wedel in 1947 until his death in 1999. She is survived by her two sons, David and Steven, one grandson, Evan, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was raised in the Lutheran Church and was confirmed at St. Paul's in Enid. She later became a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Enid. Verda worked at Western Electric in OKC, and then at AT&T until her retirement. She enjoyed church, family, friends, and traveling. Due to the pandemic there will be no memorial service at this time. She will be interred in the Memorial Park Cemetery by Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Donations may be made in memory of Verda to St. Paul's Lutheran School at 1626 E. Broadway Ave., Enid, Oklahoma 73701. |
Enid, Oklahoma August 2021 October 22, 1927 ~ August 7, 2021 Funeral services for Phyllis [PJ] [Wells] Wedel, age 93, of Enid, will be held 10:00am, Saturday, August 14, in the Chapel, with Rev Jim Edmison and Rev Gail Edmison officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Phyllis was born Saturday, October 22, 1927, in Monmouth Illinois, to Joseph "Joe" and Clara [Brown] Wells, and passed away August 7, 2021. The Wells family moved to North Enid, Oklahoma when Phyllis was four years of age, and later settled on a farm just outside of Lahoma, Oklahoma. Phyllis graduated from Lahoma High School going on to graduate from Phillips University. Phyllis married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth Wedel, and to this union two daughters were born. The Wedels lived in Enid where they attended St Luke's Methodist Church. Phyllis worked at Central National Bank for a number of years. Later they moved to Woodward where Phyllis worked at Western State Hospital until her retirement. Upon their retirement the Wedels moved back to Enid in 1991. Phyllis was a friend to many and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Surviving are two daughters: Lynda Staples and husband Ray of Weatherford, Texas, and Sandi Brown and husband Larry of Enid, five grandchildren: Mark Brown and Tonya of Plano, Texas; Reneé [Staples] [Hansen] and Mark Kiesling of Weatherford, Texas; Jeanie [Brown] Martin and Matt of Enid; Loree [Staples] [Clark] and Steve Rozek of Weatherford, Texas; Kenzie [Staples] [Montgomery] Reddington and Marcus of Weatherford, Texas. She is also survived by fifteen great- grandchildren, and ten great-great-grandchildren, one sister, Janice [Wells] Wehrman, of Lahoma, and three nieces and five nephews, as well as numerous great nieces and nephews. Phyllis was preceded in death by Kenneth, her husband of sixty-one years; her parents, Joseph and Clara Wells; one sister, Martha [Wells] Coppock of Cherokee; and one brother, Milton Wells of Lahoma. Memorials may be made to St Jude's Children's Hospital; or the Salvation Army. |
© Anderson~Burris Funeral Home Enid, Oklahoma September 2021 February 18, 1945 ~ September 4, 2021 Graveside services for Beverly Ann Wedel, 76, of Enid, will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Gary Miller officiating. Visitation with the family will be Thursday morning at 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. Beverly was born in Drumright, Oklahoma, to Floyd and Lola [Rider] Anderson on February 18, 1945, and passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at her home in Enid. Beverly married Doyle Wedel in Ripley, Oklahoma, on September 7, 1960. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Beverly built a legacy of generosity and kindness during her lifetime. Beverly is survived by her devoted husband Doyle, her children Steven Eugene Wedel of Midwest City, Lisa Ann Morris of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Rachel Dawn Ashlock of Oklahoma City, plus six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Norma Townsend and Carol McCollum. She was preceded in death by her parents and eight brothers and sisters. Beverly’s children and their children will be forever grateful for her love and dedication. She always found time to be a homeroom mother providing holiday snacks at school, a Blue Bird leader, reader of stories, ally in family game nights, confidant, and adviser. She often told her children they would understand something they didn’t like or understand at a young age when they were older. They have learned that, as usual, Beverly was right. Her house was never cluttered, never dusty, and always had the welcoming atmosphere of home. Family knew that when they were visiting Beverly’s house, they were home, too. Her family fondly remembers many great meals and desserts served in Beverly’s kitchen. Whether it was a Thanksgiving or Christmas feast or a simple Tuesday night dinner, the food was prepared with love and enjoyed by everyone. Her passing is softened by the knowledge that she is no longer suffering, but she will always be missed. |
© Brown-Cummings Funeral Home Enid, Oklahoma August 2020 July 31, 2020 ~ July 31, 2020 The Services Honoring the life of Infant, Niklaus Dean Wedel, of Garber, will be held 3:30 P.M. Wednesday August 5, 2020 in the Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Gene Spillman officiating. Services are under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home. Niklaus Dean Wedel was born July 31, 2020 into the loving arms of Chase and Tasha Wedel in Enid, Oklahoma and entered into heaven the same day. He is survived by his parents Chase and Tasha Wedel and three siblings, Zoey, Ayden, and Nathan, of the home; grandparents Donnesia Wedel, of Kingfisher, Leslie Dodds and Derik Lucas, of Enid; great-grandparents Delmer and Kondra Wedel, of Garber and Numerous Aunts and Uncles. He was preceded in death by his Grandfathers, Rex Wedel and Patrick Covert. Condolences may be shared with the family online at WWW.Brown-Cummings.com |
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