Eugene Wendling
Obituary
Eugene Wendling, 98, died Wednesday
(Feb. 14, 2018) at his residence.
He was born Jan. 9, 1920, north of
Bentley to Leo Theodore and Daphne Mae (Watts) Wendling.
He was a farmer and stockman and
lifelong area resident.
He was a WWII U.S. Army veteran,
serving in the Pacific Theater.
He was a very active member of Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Ruth-Wilson American
Legion Post 231, Halstead Historical Society, Hertzler Research
Foundation, Halstead Hospital Board of Trustees, Halstead Lions Club
and Kansas Livestock Association. He was the 1972 Kansas Farm Bureau
District Leader of the Year and served 16 years as a Harvey County
Commissioner.
On Nov. 6, 1946, he married Marcelline
"Marcy" Moran in McCracken. She preceded him in death June
3, 2003.
Survivors include sons, David (Nina)
Wendling and William (Marilyn) Wendling, all of Halstead; daughters,
Jean Anne (Greg) Gleason, Halstead and Mary (Jerry) Klutzke, Wichita;
brother, Leo Wendling Jr., Richardson, Texas; sisters, Ruby Harris,
Topeka and Vivian Bush, North Hollywood, California; 18
grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
The Rosary will be said at 7 p.m.
Sunday (Feb. 18, 2018) and the Mass of the Christian Burial will be
at 10:30 a.m. Monday (Feb. 19, 2018), both at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Halstead, with Father Jeffery Fasching officiating. Burial
will follow at Halstead Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to Kansas
Learning Center for Health or Halstead Community Foundation Sacred
Heart Fund in care of Kaufman Funeral Home, Halstead.
