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Wilford L. Willie Tendick

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Wilford L. "Willie" Tendick

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19 Feb 2000 (aged 86)
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Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Wilford "Willie" L. Tendick, 86, of Mount Pulaski died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Paul Droegemueller officiating.

Burial will be at Mount Pulaski Cemetery, with military rites at the graveside.

There will be no visitation.

Tendick farmed in the Mount Pulaski area for many years.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving from March 1941 until November 1945. He attained the rank of staff sergeant and was awarded three Bronze Stars for his service in the Pacific Theater.

He was born Sept. 3, 1913, at Mount Pulaski, a son of John H. and Minnie E. {Zelle} Tendick. He married Mildred Over March 6, 1950, at Elkhart. She survives.

Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one sister.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, Scroggin-Gee VFW Post 777 and Ryman-Fuiten American Legion Post #447.

Wilford "Willie" L. Tendick, 86, of Mount Pulaski died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, 2000, at Vonderlieth Living Center.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, with the Rev. Paul Droegemueller officiating.

Burial will be at Mount Pulaski Cemetery, with military rites at the graveside.

There will be no visitation.

Tendick farmed in the Mount Pulaski area for many years.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving from March 1941 until November 1945. He attained the rank of staff sergeant and was awarded three Bronze Stars for his service in the Pacific Theater.

He was born Sept. 3, 1913, at Mount Pulaski, a son of John H. and Minnie E. {Zelle} Tendick. He married Mildred Over March 6, 1950, at Elkhart. She survives.

Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one sister.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mount Pulaski, Scroggin-Gee VFW Post 777 and Ryman-Fuiten American Legion Post #447.


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