JACKSON -- Ben Wendel, 88, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1993, at the Lutheran Home.
He was born Oct. 20, 1904, at Tilsit, son of Jacob and Minnie Suedekum Wendel. He and Flora E. Kasten were married Oct. 24, 1925. She died Oct. 24, 1992.
Wendel was a farmer. He was a member of Emanuel United Church of Christ and its Men's Fellowship.
Survivors include a son, Clinton Wendel of Jackson; a daughter, Betty Sander of Columbia; a brother, Jake Wendel of Oak Ridge; two sisters, Dale Moore of Jackson, June Ruff of Hattiesburg, Miss.; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, a sister and a great-granddaughter.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.
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