Obit: Weideman, Arthur F. #2 (1917 - 2011)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt

Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Barts, Goldschmidt, Grewe, Hanson, Harder, Mullarkey, Klein, Ramker, Sauter, Talcott, Ward, Weideman

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wisconsin) Wednesday, December 28, 2011, page 13

Weideman, Arthur F. (August 23, 1917 - December 16, 2011)

Arthur F. Weideman, age 94, of Abbotsford, died Friday December 16, 2011, at the Inn Care of Abbotsford, Assisted Living Center.

Mr. Weideman was born August 23, 1917, in Abbotsford, the son of Herbert and Tillie (Sauter) Weideman.

He attended Abbotsford Public Schools. Art also served in the Army National Guard.
On August 31, 1940, at St John’s Lutheran Church in the town of Wein, Arthur was united in marriage to the former Lydia Barts.

Mr. Weideman was an ice man for Kalepp Brothers and a truck driver for Northwest Distributing of Abbotsford. The couple operated a dairy farm in the town of Mayville for 37 years and Art also worked as a sales representative for North-Rup King Sales for 22 years. In 1978, they moved off the farm settled in Abbotsford.

Art was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, he also served on the Pleasant Hill school board for 11 years and the Abbotsford and Dor-Abby school boards for 16 years.

In retirement, the couple traveled extensively, enjoyed time spent with family playing cards and dancing.

Art is lovingly survived by his wife, Lydia Weideman, Abbotsford; a son, Gerald (Carol) Weideman, Abbotsford; five daughters, Janice (James) Mullarkey, New London, Darlene (Warren) Talcott, Spencer, Nancy (Richard C.) Goldschmidt, Colby, Jenny (Phillip) Ward, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Wendy (Alan) Grewe of Unity. 23 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter survive. He also has three brothers, Robert (Helen) Weideman, Curtiss, Harvey (Mary Ann) Weideman, Curtiss, James Weideman; and one sister, Arlene Weideman of Dorchester surviving.

His parents; a daughter, Carol; great-grandson, Mason Grewe; and sisters, Vivian Ramker, Mae Harder and Joyce Weideman, preceded Art in death.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at Christ Lutheran Church in Abbotsford. The Rev. Dr. Gary Paul will officiate. Burial will be in the Abbotsford Public Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jay Weideman, Lt. Col. Mark Mullarkey, Michael Hanson, Richard A. Goldschmidt, Aaron Klein and Shannon Grewe. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Monday December 19, 2011, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home, Abbotsford and from 9:30 a.m. till service time at the church on Tuesday.