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Kenneth C. Wenditz Sr.

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Kenneth C. Wenditz Sr.

Birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Jul 2001 (aged 67)
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
East Petersburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Kenneth C. Wenditz Sr., 67, of 1738 Stevens St., East Petersburg, died of natural causes Sunday at Lancaster General Hospital.

A welder for High Steel Structures, he retired in 1993 after 21 years.

Wenditz served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.

He was a member of Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ and American Legion Post 34, both in Lancaster.

Wenditz was a former coach of midget soccer, basketball, baseball and football. He enjoyed fishing and the mountains.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Grace Metzler Wenditz.

He was married 30 years in October to Barbara J. Rhinier Wenditz.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Robert K., married to Cheryl Wenditz of Millersville, Kenneth C. Jr. of Lancaster and Michael A. of East Petersburg; four grandchildren; three sisters, Betty Lou, married to Laverne Kroft of Long Neck, Del., Kate Benny of Tupelo, Miss., and Nancy Weaver of Melbourne, Fla.; and two brothers, William, married to Karen Wenditz of Largo, Fla., and Gerald, married to Freda Wenditz of Richmond, Va.

Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, Pa] 10 July 2001: B-2.
Kenneth C. Wenditz Sr., 67, of 1738 Stevens St., East Petersburg, died of natural causes Sunday at Lancaster General Hospital.

A welder for High Steel Structures, he retired in 1993 after 21 years.

Wenditz served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War.

He was a member of Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ and American Legion Post 34, both in Lancaster.

Wenditz was a former coach of midget soccer, basketball, baseball and football. He enjoyed fishing and the mountains.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Grace Metzler Wenditz.

He was married 30 years in October to Barbara J. Rhinier Wenditz.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Robert K., married to Cheryl Wenditz of Millersville, Kenneth C. Jr. of Lancaster and Michael A. of East Petersburg; four grandchildren; three sisters, Betty Lou, married to Laverne Kroft of Long Neck, Del., Kate Benny of Tupelo, Miss., and Nancy Weaver of Melbourne, Fla.; and two brothers, William, married to Karen Wenditz of Largo, Fla., and Gerald, married to Freda Wenditz of Richmond, Va.

Intelligencer Journal [Lancaster, Pa] 10 July 2001: B-2.

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  • Maintained by: Tom Donahue
  • Originally Created by: Ruth George
  • Added: Dec 26, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102678578/kenneth_c-wenditz: accessed ), memorial page for Kenneth C. Wenditz Sr. (20 Jul 1933–8 Jul 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102678578, citing Hempfield Church of the Brethren Cemetery, East Petersburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Tom Donahue (contributor 47182363).