Wege, Melvin

1927 - 2017  (89 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Wege, Melvin
  Born	25 Sep 1927
  Gender	Male
  1930 Census	1930	Birnamwood, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA
  Fred O Wege35 Olga H Wege28 Donald A Wege5 Melvin J Wege2 [2 8/12]
  1940 Census	1940	Matteson, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
  Fred Wege45 Olga Wege38 Donald Wege15 Melvin Wege12 Lester Wege8 Gerald Wege6 Arlene Wege2
  Died	29 Mar 2017
  Obituary	31 Mar 2017
  APC
  Melvin John Wege, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He was born on September 25, 1927 son of the late Fred and Olga Wege in the Town of Spencer, Marathon County. He was baptized on October 30, 1927 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wittenberg. Melvin was confirmed on May 24, 1942 at Christus Lutheran Church in Clintonville. He was drafted into the US Army on December 7, 1945 and was honorably discharged on May 7, 1947. Melvin worked several jobs after leaving the Army. He was employed at the cheese factory, Simmons Furniture, Curwood/Bemis and Reisterer & Schnell. He served as the Sunday School Superintendent at Emanuel Lutheran and also as chaplain for the American Legion Post in New London. On April 19, 1952, he was united in marriage to Audrey Matz, at Grace Lutheran Church, Sugar Bush. He is survived by his daughter Lynn (Craig) Boesch, New Ulm, MN; a son Karl (Barb) Wege, Oshkosh; grandchildren: Kurt (Leanne) Wege, Sun Prairie; Eric Wege, Bonduel and Stacy (Jabin) Justus, Shorewood, MN; step-grandchildren: James Wagner, Boulder, CO and Wendy (Nathan) Larson, Oshkosh; great-grandchildren: Savannah Wege, Reagan Wege, Landon Justus and Avery Justus; step-great-grandchildren: Elia and Harper Larson; sisters: Arlene (Earl) Reek, Bear Creek; sisters-in-law: Margaret (Donald) Wege, Bear Creek and Agnes (Gerald) Wege, Clintonville; brothers-in-law: Leon (Donna) Matz, New London and Duane (Joyce) Matz, New London; special friend: Kathy Wege, Neenah and godchildren: Connie Lodebauer, Clifford Wege, Ronald Faust and Tom Matz. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Audrey (2004); brothers, Donald, Lester and Gerald; sister-in-law, Alberta Wege; godson, Darrell Reek, father and mother-in-law, Leonard and Marie Matz. The funeral service for Melvin will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 3, 2017 at Emanuel Lutheran Church in New London. Rev. Marcus Schulz will be officiating. Visitation will take place from 9 a.m. until the time of the service directly at the church. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Hortonville. Graveside military rites will be held. A memorial fund has been established.
  Person ID	I125741	1FamilyTree | JeanneS
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Wege, Fred,   b. Abt 1896,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Unknown, Olga,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F38412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matz, Audrey,   b. 2 Oct 1934, Maple Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 17 Oct 2004, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1952	Sugar Bush, Brown, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Wege, Karl L. + 2. Wege, Lynn
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F36788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	1930 Census - 1930 - Birnamwood, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA 1940 Census - 1940 - Matteson, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA Married - 19 Apr 1952 - Sugar Bush, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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