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Leroy Wedell |
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August 4, 1935 ~ March 15, 2018 |
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March 27, 2018 |
Leroy Wedell, age 82, passed away at his home
near Bonners ferry, Idaho on March 15, 2018.
Funeral Services were held on Tuesday, March 20,
2018 in the Mountain View Mennonite Church at
Bonners Ferry, with interment in the Mountain
View Mennonite Cemetery.
Leroy was born to Issac B. and Lydia (Hoeppner)
Wedell in Winton, California on August 4, 1935.
Leroy grew up in Winton, California, and at the
age of 16 committed his life to Christ and was
baptized into the Church of God in Christ
Mennonite.
In 1958 in lieu of military service he spent 2
years working at Rancho Los Amigos in Los
Angeles, California.
Leroy met his life companion, Phyllis Ann Koehn,
and was married on May 1, 1960. They were
blessed with nearly 58 years together. Three
children were born into their home.
Leroy had a desire to live in the North. In 1968
they immigrated to Canada, living near Enderby,
British Columbia, Canada, and making lifelong
friends there.
In 1971 as a family they moved to Bonners Ferry,
Idaho, living here for five years. Here he
worked as a carpenter for B.F. Builders. Moving
back to California in 1976 he found employment
in farming. In 1986 they returned to Bonners
Ferry. During his life, Leroy enjoyed camping,
traveling and gardening.
Left to mourn his passing are his loving wife
Phyllis, one daughter Jeanette Wedell of Bonners
Ferry, two sons Byron Wedell and Sylvia of
Clovis, New Mexico, and Keith (Judy) Wedell of
Windsor, Colorado, three grandchildren, Austin,
Katrina, and Brooke, and one sister, Erma Unruh
of Sharon Springs, Kansas. |
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