Thursday, September 16, 2010

ERNA L. WEDIN


NAME OF DECEASED: ERNA L. WEDIN
AGE: 95

ADDRESS: Gilman Care Center 600 W. Hickory Street Gilman Village of Gilman Resident Former Town of Grover Resident

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 4:00 A.M. Thursday, September 16 at the Gilman Care Center, Gilman where she had resided for the past 1 ½ years.

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:30 A.M. Saturday, September 18 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford

OFFICIATING: Rev. Pete Warmanen

PLACE OF BURIAL: Perkinstown Community Cemetery in the Town of Grover

VISITATION AT: 9:30 A.M. to the time of service at 11:30 A.M. Saturday, September 18 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: September 26, 1914 in the Town of Grover

EDUCATION: Perkinstown Area Schools

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: December 11, 1943 in Medford to Lyle H. Wedin and he preceded her in death on February 23, 1995.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After school Erna worked at Louis F. Dow in Minneapolis, Minnesota as a time keeper until her marriage. She then helped her husband farm and was a housewife in the Town of Grover until 1 ½ years ago. She was an avid reader, enjoyed listening and dancing to polka music, sitting by the campfire, going on road trips and most of all to be around her family.

SURVIVING CHILDREN: 1 Daughter: Sandy (William) Graf of the Town of Grover

CHILDREN DECEASED: 1 Son: Allen Wedin in 1955

# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 2 Grandchildren: Doug (April) Graf of the Town of Grover and Kristal (Paul) Filipiak of Gilman

GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 2 Great-Grandchildren: Kristin and Kellvin Krizan of Gilman

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 1 Sister: Gertrude (Oliver) Pinkert of Medford

DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: 1 Sister: Edith Clough
1 Brother: Richard Hensel

DECEASED FATHER: Richard C. Hensel DECEASED MOTHER: Louisa Dunkel

PALLBEARERS: Kristal and Paul Filipiak, Doug and April Graf, Ed Pinkert and Patrick Clough

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Erna’s family to be designated at a later date
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