Lawrence J. Wenning, 96
September 28, 1906 - November 14, 2002
Funeral
services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Melrose for
Lawrence J. Wenning, 96, of Melrose who died Thursday at his home. Burial will
follow in the parish cemetery.
Friends
may call Friday from 3:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the
Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be Friday 8 p.m. at
the funeral home.
Lawrence
J. Wenning was born on September 28, 1906 in St. Anthony, Minnesota to Bernard
and Bernadine (Kluenberg) Wenning. He married Melania A. Beckermann on May 5,
1931 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Freeport. They farmed near New Munich.
Lawrence was employed by Burlington Northern Railroad retiring in 1973. He loved
hunting, fishing, playing cards and gardening. He was a member of St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Melrose.
Survivors
include his wife of 71 years, Melania Wenning of Melrose; children, LaVonne
Weber (Paul) of LeCenter, Mary Ann Meyer (Arnold) of Sauk Centre, Lloyd Wenning
(Elaine) of Plymouth, Donald Wenning (Mary) of Melrose, James Wenning (Doris) of
Melrose; daughter-in-law, Lorna Wenning of Waconia; brother, Ben Wenning
(Bernice) of Albany; sister, Regina Duclos of Albany; sister-in-law, Gen Wenning
of Albany; 23 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Serving as casket bearers will be Larry, Lowell, Pat, Ryan and Jason Wenning,
and Eric Meyer. Cross bearer will be Arnold Meyer Jr. and scripture bearer will
be Brian Meyer. Honorary bearers
will be the granddaughters, Laurie, LuAnn, Denise, Michelle, Patrice, Lisa,
Brenda, Sharon, Linda, Nancy, Jill and Jana. The readers will be Mark Weber and
Brian Meyer. Serving as servers will be Dan and Loren Wenning.