Wedel, George J.

George J. Wedel
March 13, 1915-Nov. 16, 1984


Niles Daily Star, Saturday, November 17, 1984, page 2, col. 2-3, microfilm Niles District Library

George J. Wedel, 69, 1515 N. 11th St., died at 12:10 p.m. Friday at Pawating Hospital after an extended illness.

He was retired from N.Y. Central Railroad and from Niles Steel Tank, the latter in 1979.  Wedel also was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ and a World War II U.S. Army veteran.

Born March 13, 1915 in Niles, he was a lifetime area resident.

Surviving are three brothers, Norman P., Donald and Richard Wedel. all of Niles; and four sisters, Mrs. Bernice Wolford, Mrs. Ellenora Stephenson, Mrs. Dorothy Smith and Miss Marian Wedel, all of Niles.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Halbritter Funeral Home. Rev. Frederick West of St. John's United Church of Christ will officiate.  Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials made be made to the Michigan Heart Association.