| | | | Walter T. Berndt | Visitation:
Sunday, July 22, 2007
1:30 PM until 3:30 PM
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church
110 Eau Claire St.
Schofield, WI 54476
Service:
Sunday, July 22, 2007
3:30 PM
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church
110 Eau Claire St.
Schofield, WI 54476
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| | | Walter T. Berndt, "85 going on 86," as he always said, Schofield, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at Riverside Medical Center, Waupaca.
Walter was born June 5, 1922, the son of the late Max and Helen (Schwantes) Berndt. He married Jeanette Klingbeil in December 1946. She died in 1991. He then married married Wilma Toman in August 1993; she died in January 2004.
Walter was very proud to have served in the U.S. Army in World War II with the Screaming Eagles, fighting in five major battles, including the Battle of the Bulge. He received a Silver Star and was a member of the VFW No. 8895 Schofield. He was a retired carpenter, formerly working for the Wergin, Co., and a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters Union No. 310 for 65 years. Walter is a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church-Wels, Schofield.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, "pulling fast ones" and mostly being a terrific "story teller". Shooting the breeze with the cronies from the South End Gang or coffee clutching at the Log Cabin Restaurant during his retirement years was a favorite pastime.
Survivors include one daugter, Carol (Larry) Gavitt, Wausau; two step-daughters, Deborah Thorwaldson, Sheboygan, and Judy Dinigan, McGill, Nev.; two grandchildren, Kim (Randy) Ricci, Wausau, and Cory (Carrie) Gavitt, Colorado Springs; three step-grandchildren, Diana Pahule, Keri Thorwaldson, and Lewis Thorwaldson; three great-grandchildren and one step great-granchild; one sister, Emily "Dolly" (Don) Carlson, Rhinelander; one brother, Virgil (Pam) Berndt, Stevens Point; two sisters-in-law, Sally Berndt and JoAnne Berndt, both of Wausau. In addition to his parents and wives, Walter is preceded in death by two brothers, Arthur and Robert Berndt.
Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 22, 2007, at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church-WELS, Schofield. The Rev. Joel Heckendorf will officiate. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 23,2007, at Pine Grove Cemetery, Wausau. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. until the time of services Sunday at the church.
Hayden-Buettgen Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Condolences may be sent online to www.haydenfh.com.
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