----Sources: Wausau Daily Herald (Wausau, Marathon County, Wis.) Mon, 28 March 2005

The death of my dear father-in-law was recorded in the Wausau Daily Herald on Mon, Mar 28, 2005. We were requested to return home on Friday and had planned to leave on Monday, but his death came suddenly on Sunday. None of us knew he was going to die so quickly. He had been diagnosed with cancer in 2000. So, we had five years with him that we weren't suppose to have. (Crystal Wendt)

Wendt, Virgil Harold (03 Oct 1949 - 28 Mar 2005)

Virgil H. Wendt

Virgil H. Wendt, 55, Merrill, died Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Good Samaritan Health Center in Merrill.

He served in the U.S. Army and was employed at Semling-Menke Co.

Survivors include his wife, Mae Wendt, Merrill; one daughter, Melissa (Thomas) Hardinger, Marshfield; one son, Jesse (Crystal) Wendt, Marietta, Ga.; his father, Harold Wendt, Merrill; two grandchildren; one sister, Norma Wendt, Merrill; and two brothers, Jack Wendt and Glen (Brenda) Wendt, all of Merrill.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church in Merrill. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery in town of Scott {Lincoln County, Wisconsin}. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Waid Funeral Home in Merrill and will begin again at 10:30 a.m. Thursday until the time of service at the church.

************ Obit was found in the Merrill Foto News (Merrill, Lincoln County, Wis.) 30 March 2005; Page 12

Virgil H. Wendt, age 55, Merrill, died Sunday, March 27, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Health Center.

Born in Merrill on October 3, 1949. Virgil was the son of Harold and the late Rosalie Kleinschmidt Wendt. He married Mae Schmidt on September 19, 1970 in the Town of Scott {Lincoln County, Wisconsin}. She survives.

Virgil graduated from Merrill High School in 1967. He served in the U. S. Army as an electrician and in electronic communications. Virgil had been employed at Semling-Menke Company in Merrill. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Merrill. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, four-wheeling, cooking, gardening, helping on the farm, and spending time in the woods at the cabin with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Mae Wendt, Merrill; daughter, Melissa (Thomas) Hardinger, Marshfield; son, Jesse (Crystal) Wendt, Marietta, Ga.; two grandchildren, Carissa {Wendt}and Nicholas {Hardinger}; and his father Harold, Merrill. Also surviving are his sister Norma and brothers Jack and Glen (Brenda), all of Merrill; and his mother-in-law, Leona Schmidt. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rosalie "Rose" Wendt {21 April 2004}.

Funeral services are Thursday, March 31, 11:30 a.m., at St. John Lutheran Church, Merrill. Rev. Alden Beversdorf will officiate. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, town of Scott {Lincoln County, Wisconsin}. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, March 30, between 4 and 8 p.m. at the Waid Funeral Home, Merrill, and again Thursday morning from 10:30 a.m. to the hour of servics.

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Obit was found in the Merrill Courier News & Happenings (Merrill, Lincoln County, Wis.) 1 April 2005; Section 1; page 4

Virgil H. Wendt, age 55, Merrill, died March 27, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Health Center.

Virgil was born October 3, 1949 in Merrill, Wisconsin, to Harold and Rosalie (Kleinschmidt) Wendt. He married Mae Schmidt on September 19, 1970 in the Town of Scott {Lincoln County, Wisconsin}.

Virgil graduated from Merrill High School in 1967. He served in the U. S. Army as an electrician and in electronic communications. Virgil had been employed at Semling-Menke Company. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Merrill. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, four-wheeling, cooking, gardening, helping on the farm, and spending time in the woods at the cabin with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Mae Wendt, Merrill; one daughter, Melissa (Thomas) Hardinger, Marshfield; one son, Jesse (Crystal) Wendt, Marietta, Georgia; his father, Harold Wendt, Merrill; two grandchildren, Carissa {Wendt} and Nicholas [Hardinger}; one sister, Norma Wendt, Merrill; two brothers, Jack Wendt, Merrill and Glen (Brenda) Wendt, Merrill; and his mother-in-law, Leona Schmidt, Merrill. Virgil was preceded in death by his mother, Rosalie "Rose" Wendt {21 April 2004}.

Services were held on March 31, 2005 at St. John Lutheran Church, Merrill, Wisconsin. Rev. Alden Beversdorf officiated with burial in St. Paul's Cemetery in the Town of Scott {Lincoln County, Wisconsin}. The Waid Funeral Home assisted the family with the arrangements.

**I had added additonal notes to these above obituaries. The below site you will find more information on cancer and the research that gave us more time with him.

http://www2.marshfieldclinic.org/cattails/02/sepoct/home.asp?Page=1