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George Wichert Obituary
George Wichert, 94, passed away Sunday, February 13, at Pleasant Manor in Virgil.
George was born in April 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario, to Henry and Elisabeth Wichert. The family bought a farm and settled in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where he grew up and developed his love of farming. After his schooling was interrupted by WWII, George finished high school at the newly formed Eden Christian College (now Eden High School), then located in Niagara-on-the-Lake. He attended Waterloo College of Arts (now Wilfred Laurier University) and teacher's college in Toronto, before returning to Eden, where he taught for 32 years, including 12 years as principal.
In 1954 George married Bertha Dick and they settled in Virgil, where they raised their five children. George was ordained as a minister in 1964, and following his retirement from teaching in 1987 he and Bertha spent several years pastoring Mennonite churches, first in Germany and then back in Virgil. Bertha died of cancer in 1997, after nearly 43 years of marriage, and the following year George married Linda Willms, with whom he spent the remaining 24 years of his life.
George is survived by his wife, Linda, children Nancy (Tye) Gamey, Tim Wichert (Debra Simpson), Geoff (Audrey) Wichert, and Suzanne (Andre) Gardzella, 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, brother Walt and sister Marian. He is predeceased by his first wife, Bertha, eldest son Dave, brothers Henry, John and Jake, and sisters Margaret and Louise.
The funeral will take place Tuesday, February 22, 11:00 a.m. at Cornerstone Community Church, 434 Hunter Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake, with visitation an hour before the service starting at 10:00 a.m. The service will be livestreamed at https://cornerstonenotl.online.church/, and available subsequently on the church's YouTube channel.
Burial at Niagara Lakeshore Cemetery will happen immediately following the service. There will also be visitation at the church on Monday, February 21, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the Eden High School Spiritual Life Centre (www.slceden.com/donation) or Camp Crossroads (www.campcrossroads.com/give/). Online condolences at tallmanfuneralhomes.ca.
George was born in April 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario, to Henry and Elisabeth Wichert. The family bought a farm and settled in Niagara-on-the-Lake, where he grew up and developed his love of farming. After his schooling was interrupted by WWII, George finished high school at the newly formed Eden Christian College (now Eden High School), then located in Niagara-on-the-Lake. He attended Waterloo College of Arts (now Wilfred Laurier University) and teacher's college in Toronto, before returning to Eden, where he taught for 32 years, including 12 years as principal.
In 1954 George married Bertha Dick and they settled in Virgil, where they raised their five children. George was ordained as a minister in 1964, and following his retirement from teaching in 1987 he and Bertha spent several years pastoring Mennonite churches, first in Germany and then back in Virgil. Bertha died of cancer in 1997, after nearly 43 years of marriage, and the following year George married Linda Willms, with whom he spent the remaining 24 years of his life.
George is survived by his wife, Linda, children Nancy (Tye) Gamey, Tim Wichert (Debra Simpson), Geoff (Audrey) Wichert, and Suzanne (Andre) Gardzella, 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, brother Walt and sister Marian. He is predeceased by his first wife, Bertha, eldest son Dave, brothers Henry, John and Jake, and sisters Margaret and Louise.
The funeral will take place Tuesday, February 22, 11:00 a.m. at Cornerstone Community Church, 434 Hunter Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake, with visitation an hour before the service starting at 10:00 a.m. The service will be livestreamed at https://cornerstonenotl.online.church/, and available subsequently on the church's YouTube channel.
Burial at Niagara Lakeshore Cemetery will happen immediately following the service. There will also be visitation at the church on Monday, February 21, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Memorial donations may be made to the Eden High School Spiritual Life Centre (www.slceden.com/donation) or Camp Crossroads (www.campcrossroads.com/give/). Online condolences at tallmanfuneralhomes.ca.
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Published by St. Catharines Standard on Feb. 18, 2022.
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Rick and Marijayne Barna
February 22, 2022
Dear Linda; We were so saddened to hear of George's passing. You both mean very much to us, and your pain is our pain and your tears are our tears. Praying for you, love Marijayne and Rick, oxox
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