Frederick Wehrenberg Obituary

Wehrenberg Sr., Frederick (Fred) 75, of Glendale, Arizona, died at home Thursday, June 24, 2004. He was born March 11, 1929, in Barre Mills, Wisconsin, to Mathilda (Beyer) and George Wehrenberg. He grew up in West Salem, Wisconsin, and graduated from West Salem High School. He was an active member of the Community Church of Joy Lutheran Church in Glendale, Arizona, where he had been a Board Member of the Fiesta Club and an usher. He was a member of the Glendale Civic Pride Ambassadors. He worked on the Glendale Transportation Committee. He belonged to the American Legion Post 51 of West Salem, Wisconsin. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Boulevard Credit Union, Franklin Park, Illinois. He was a Boy Scout Leader at Resurrection Lutheran Church, Franklin Park, Illinois. He served as Secretary-Treasurer and Local Chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalman Local 219. He also served in the U.S. Army from March 1950-March 1953. He was with the 84th Engineers Battalion building bridges in Korea. He worked on the Milwaukee/Soo Line Railroad for 44 years, in Wisconsin, Minnesota and in Chicago and Bensenville, Illinois, retiring as Leader Signalman in June 1991, and moving to Glendale, Arizona. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Bonnita (Briggs); two daughters, Nancey Jean (Danny) Lowenberg and Ellyn Kay (Robert) Wickliffe; one son, Frederick Jr. (Doreen) Wehrenberg; three granddaughters, Lauren Lowenberg, Sarah Wehrenberg and Abigail Wickliffe; two grandsons, Ryan Wehrenberg and Spencer Lowenberg; two sisters, Carol (Dale) Peterson and Doris (Darol) Dogs; two brothers, Marlin (Mary) Wehrenberg and Gerald (Colleen) Wehrenberg; sisters-in-law, Violet (Harvey) Wehrenberg and Ruth (Delvin) Wehrenberg; brother-in-law, Harold (Mary) Dahl and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, George Jr., Harvey, Rudolph and Delvin Wehrenberg; also one sister, Mary Dahl. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Sunland Memorial Park, 15826 Del Webb Boulevard, Sun City, Arizona. Funeral services will be given at Community Church of Joy, 21000 North 75th Avenue, Glendale, Arizona, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 30, 2004. Burial wil be at The National Cemetery, Cave Creek, Arizona at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 2, 2004. Info. Sunland Mortuary and Cremation Center 623-923-0161