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Roy W. Wiedenroth (1st of 2 obituaries)
Roy W. Wiedenroth, 88, died Sunday, May 1, 2005 in Sacramento. He was born Feb. 21, 1917 in New Germany, Minn. to the late Albert and Martha Seefeldt Wiedenroth. During World War II he served with the 81st Infantry Division in the South Pacific and was with the first occupation troops landing on Japanese home islands.
In June 1946 he marriage Thea Nelk of Woodland. He worked for SMUD in the Overhead Line Division for 32 years, retiring in 1978. During retirement, Roy enjoyed working his vegetable garden, playing cards, traveling in the U.S. and Europe and cruising to several ports and destinations. Roy was an active worker at Fremont Presbyterian Church, a member of the Fremont FIRS, Gold Panners RV Club, Capital City Masonic Lodge and SMUD Line Division Retirees.
Roy is survived by his wife, Thea, of almost 59 years; daughters, Sandra Anders and her husband David of Rancho Cordova and Debra Truitt and her husband Michael of Woodland; his grandchildren, Jeffrey and Phillip Bailey of Sacramento and Heidi and Heather Truitt of Woodland as well as several nieces and nephews in Minnesota.
Graveside services will be held at Woodland City Cemetery on Thursday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m. The family requests donations be made to St. John's Retirement Village or a charity of your choice.
Roy W. Wiedenroth (2nd of 2 obits.)
Roy W. Wiedenroth died at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Sacramento Sunday, May 1, 2005 at age 88.
Mr. Wiedenroth was born Feb. 21, 1917 in New Germany, Minn. to the late Albert and Martha Seefeldt Wiedenroth. During World War II he served with the 81st Infantry Division in the South Pacific and was with the first occupation troops landing on Japanese home islands. He worked for SMUD in the Overhead Line Division for 32 years, retiring in 1978. He was a member of Fremont Presbyterian Church, Fremont FIRS, Gold Panners RV Club, Capital City Masonic Lodge and SMUD Line Division Retirees.
Survivors include Mr. Wiedenroth's wife of almost 59 years, Thea also of Sacramento; his daughters, Sandra Anders and her husband David of Rancho Cordova and Debra Truitt and her husband Michael of Woodland; his grandchildren, Jeffrey and Phillip Bailey of Sacramento and Heidi and Heather Truitt of Woodland as well as several nieces and nephews in Minnesota.
The family requests donations be made to St. John's Retirement Village, 135 Woodland Ave., Woodland, 95695 or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today, Thursday, at Woodland Cemetery. Nicoletti, Culjis & Herberger of Sacramento is assisting the family with arrangements.
WIEGAND
Dorothy Lucille (Reid) Wiegand
Dorothy Lucille (Reid) Wiegand died at Woodland on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2003, at age 96.
Born Feb. 3, 1907, in Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Wiegand had been a Yolo County resident for one year. She retired in 1971 after working 20 years as a bookkeeper with Kelly Girl Employment Services in Pasadena. She had been an active member for many years with the Altar Society of St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Sun City.
Survivors include her grandson, John Courtney and wife Susan of Woodland; two great-granddaughters and one great-grandson, all of Woodland; and one niece of Phoenix, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her husband William "Bill" Wiegand in 1993; and parents, Norman and Margret (Quinn) Reid of Indianapolis, Ind.
The family requests memorials be directed to the charity of donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Montecito Memorial Park of Colton, with a burial to follow.
WIEMAN
Andrew Wieman
A celebration of the life of Andrew Wieman is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Assembly of God Church, 1600 Hoover St., Eureka.
A local memorial is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in room 194 of the chemistry building on the UC Davis campus. It is being conducted by Wieman's fraternity, Kappa Sigma.
Wieman, 20, died from stab wounds last week in his room at the Kappa Sigma fraternity at UC Davis. His body was found Jan. 4, with stab wounds to the neck and chest. Authorities have not yet determined whether the death was a suicide or homicide. The Yolo County Coroner's office has listed the death as "suspicious."
Wieman was the son of the late Jan Vernon and Wes Wieman, a dentist who moved to Eureka with his family in 1984.
Weiman was a 1998 graduate of Eureka High School, where he participated in the weightlifting club, the Limited Edition Choral Group and played varsity soccer. He was majoring in economics at UC Davis.
He is survived by his brothers, Daniel of Eureka and Scott of San Pedro; grandparents, Jim and Jean Vernon of Tujunga, Los Angeles County and Marabell Wieman of Tacoma, Wash.
(Dated January 10, 2001)
Andrew Vernon Wieman (graveside service)
The family of Andrew Vernon Wieman, the 20-year-old UC Davis student found dead in his room on the UCD campus on Jan. 4, has announced plans for a graveside service in his memory at 3 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Park in Eureka. Pastor Bob VanLaan will officiate.
The investigation into the manner of Wieman's death continues. Nevertheless, the family has determined that a graveside service will allow them some degree of closure and healing, and allow the family to express their thanks to all those who have provided their love and support.
WIER
Melville Brenton Wier
Melville Brenton Wier died Dec. 9, 2004. He was 73.
A memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Born in East Orange, N.J., on Sept. 20, 1931, he moved with his family to east Toledo, Ohio, where he spent his youth. He attended Ohio State University where he majored in political science.
After college, he received his officer's commission from the United States Army where he served with distinction in the Signal Corps and the Armor Divisions for 20 years, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During his time in the Army he attended Harvard Business School where he graduated in the top 1 percent of his class and was a George Baker Scholar, graduating with a master's in business with high distinction. He then taught Economics at the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as a tank Battalion Commander in Viet Nam and in Bamberg Germany.
After he retired from the armed services, he enjoyed a second career in business working for Dart Industries. In 1985, he relocated to Arizona where he was involved in running WMF Container Corporation, Thompson Industries, Foam Fabricators, Inc. and Tex Tech Industries. He spent the next 24 years of his life in Arizona and New York, traveling the world for business and pleasure.
His family remembers him as an avid golfer and wine connoisseur. He had a lifelong love of learning, spoke five languages, and had an immense capacity for remembering the words to any and all songs he had ever sung, as well as the many passages of literature and poetry he had learned as a child. Until his recent illness, he was teaching himself to be a gourmet cook.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Cecie Wier.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Lemos of New York; his daughter Melanie Wier Dodd; and grandsons John and Spencer Dodd of Davis.
He is further survived by his brother, Edward Wier of Connecticut; niece Sherrie Howey of New York and nephew Greg Wier of Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Arizona Heart Hospital Foundation (602) 266-2200 or Hospice of Arizona (602) 678-1313.
WIHL
Francis William Wihl
Francis William Wihl died on Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at age 87.
Born March 14, 1916, a native of Illinois, Mr. Wihl had been a Woodland resident for two years.
Survivors include his children, Bill Wihl and wife Frances Brandon, Mary Macias, Bob Wihl, Mike Wihl and wife Kim, Linda Wihl and husband Dennis Kinne, Mark Wihl and wife Linda, Tim Wihl and wife Lynda, and John Wihl and wife Corinne; 20 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Helen Bell and brother, Louis Wihl.
Arrangements are under the direction of Price Funeral Chapel of Citrus Heights.
Services: Friends are welcome for the Recitation of the Holy Rosary scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Price Funeral Chapel, 6335 Sunrise Blvd., Citrus Heights. Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled at 1 p.m. Monday, June 23, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 7817 Old Auburn Rd., Citrus Heights. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery of Sacramento.
WILDER-LUTZ
Marcia Wilder-LUTZ
Marcia Wilder-Lutz died in Union, Ore. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005 at age 43.
Mrs. Wilder-Lutz was born Oct. 11, 1962 in Chippewa Falls, Wis. to Samuel and Jewel Wilder. She had been a Yolo County resident for a year. She graduated from high school in 1980 in Newport, Ore. and from Portland Beauty College, Portland, Ore. in 1982. She worked for Applebee's in Woodland and was a licensed beautician in Oregon.
Survivors include Mrs. Wilder-Lutz's husband of 16 years, Roger Lutz; her daughter, Paige Lutz; her sons, Travis Rose and Dillon Lutz all of Union, Ore.; her father, Samuel Wilder; her stepmother, Mary Wilder; her sister, Linda Rodgers all of Woodland; her brothers, Chad Wilder and his wife Diane of Bozeman, Mont., Phil Wilder and his wife Carolyn of Modesto and Russ Wilder of Prescott, Ariz.; her nieces, Alex Rodgers, Brianne Wilder, Angela Wilder and Sarah Wilder and her nephews, Justin Wilder, Kenny Wilder, Aaron Wilder, Adam Wilder and Tyrell Wilder. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jewel Wilder and an infant sister and brother.
The family requests memorials in Mrs. Wilder-Lutz's name be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 26 in New Auburn, Wis. Interment will be beside her mother, brother and sister. Daniels Chapel of the Valley of La Grande, Ore. is assisting the family with arrangements.
WILD
Margaret Mary Wild
Margaret Mary Wild died at the family farm in Zamora Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004 at age 89.
Miss Wild was born May 8, 1915 in Zamora to the late Fred and Anna K. Blessie Wild. Her family owned the Zamora General Store and formed the Wild Family Orchestra. She played drums in the orchestra and in 1980 the Orchestra produced a record album, appeared on "American Crossroads" and was featured on various other television programs.
Survivors include Miss Wild's brothers Fred and Claude Wild of Zamora. She was preceded in death by her brothers Forrest and Harold and her sister Eva.
Memorials in Miss Wild's name may be directed to Zamora Fire Department, P.O. Box 166, Zamora 95698-0166.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10 at Mary's Cemetery of Yolo. McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
