Ernest A. Wenkel Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ernest A. Wenkel (Sterling, Michigan), who passed away on August 31, 2018, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ernest A. Wenkel to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his siblings, Velinda Boetefuer, Esther Eland, Doris Wenkel, Hersel Wenkel, Clarence Wenkel, Carl Partlo and Leo Gulvas (Shirley).
He is survived by: his spouse Barbara Ann Gulvas; his children, Gerald Wenkel (Celia Young), Daniel Wenkel (Lyn Meihls), Caroline Goick (Dan) and Mary Beth Bechtel (Russell); his grandchildren, Carie Knochel (Scott), Holly Schneider (Jeff), Geralyn Wenkel, Lacey Adams (Kirk), Beth Knochel (Jake), Brooke Robinson, Heather Robinson, Brian Wenkel, Justin Bechtel (Autumn), Cody Bechtel, Jeremy Phipps and Chris Young (Brook Campbell); and his siblings, Eileen Partlo of Bay City and Harold Robert Wenkel (Annabelle Hilyard) of Sterling. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation to Heartland Hospice, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
