Behrend, Wendell Dean (1941 - 2021)

BEHREND, FISCUS, SACHTJEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/29/2021 at 13:36:51

Name of deceased: Wendell Dale Behrend

Aged: 80 yrs, 7 days

Residence: Kirkman, Shelby County, IA

Born: May 18, 1941; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: May 25, 2021; Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, May 29, 2021; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in Red Line Cemetery, Red Line, IA

Survived by: Brothers, Wayne (spouse, Jolene) of Harlan, IA and Richard (spouse, Lorraine) Behrend of Walnut, IA; sister-in-law, Sandy Behrend of Lincoln, NE; special friend, Darla Hall of Kirkman, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Earnest and Fern (nee Fiscus) Behrend; brother, Eldred; nephew, Todd Behrend; great-nephew, Maxwell Behrend

Education: Attended country school in rural Jacksonville, Shelby County, IA until his mother died in 1948; after moving to Colorado, marrying, and moving back to Shelby County with the family, he graduated from Irwin Community High School in 1959.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: U. S. Army from 1963 to 1965

Marriage: Marie Sachtjen; 1953; location not provided

Employment: For several years, he worked on the Fiscus family farm in the summers and spent winters in California living with friends and working various jobs; after completing his time in the military, he farmed the family farm and was the third generation to do so.

Hobbies/Interests: lifelong motorcycle enthusiast

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com