Wendt, Dale Charles

Dale Charles Wendt, 92, of Delaware, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at the Regional Medical Center in Manchester. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, March 4, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Delaware, by the Rev. Donald Krause. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Earlville. Additional visitation will be one hour before services Monday at the church. Burial will be at Pine View Cemetery, Delaware.

Dale was born on the family farm in Delaware County on Aug. 16, 1920, the son of Charles H. and Hilda L. (Gienapp) Wendt. He attended St. Paul's Parochial School and graduated from Delhi Consolidated in 1937. On Dec. 26, 1944, Dale was united in marriage to Marjorie Ann Milroy at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Delaware. He farmed with his family until moving into Delaware in 1988.

Dale enjoyed music, raising quarter horses, fishing, hunting, traveling, and singing in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Quartet. He was a life long member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Silver Spring Co-op board, and Manchester Riding Club.

Dale is survived by five children, Robert (Karen) Wendt of Manchester, Sheryl (Joe) Biondahl of Thor, David (Debra) Wendt of Delhi, Karl (Mary) Wendt of Hopkinton and Evan (Diane) Wendt of Delhi; 15 grandchildren, Sarah (Jamie) Gyolai, Noah (Erin) Wendt, Seth Wendt (Morgan Huff), Tiersa (Jeff) Frasher, Natalie (Chad) Mormann, Emily (Jeff) Domeyer, Ryan Wendt, Abbie (Nick) Thompson, Sheena Wendt, Aaron Wendt, Colin Wendt, Jennifer (Aran) Klosterman, Michael, Kelly and Angie Wendt; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives.

Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie in 2005; his parents, Charles in 1973 and Hilda in 1949; and two infant sons, Gary in 1945 and Neil in 1958.

Memorials may be directed to St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Dale's memory.

Please sign the online guest book for Dale at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published March 1, 2013 in The Gazette