George F. Wieland

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George Wieland Obituary

Name: Service for George F. Wieland
Start: 2020-10-10T11:00:00.000Z
Location: ZOOM (videoconference and phone) Memorial Gathering

George F. Wieland

Ann Arbor - George F. Wieland passed away September 29th, 2020 from kidney disease. He was predeceased by parents Gottlieb and Martha, aunt and uncle Lena and Johannes Schlimmeyer, & cousin Lillian L. Sabatino. Survivors include children with Sharon Kane: L. Susan Wieland (Jonathan Gutoff), Sandra K. Wieland, Mike Wieland (Donna), Patience Wieland (David Jarvis); grandchildren Lillie Gutoff, Michael B. Wieland, Thomas Wieland; brother Richard Wieland (Mary Ann), nieces and nephews Laurie Wieland Burkhardt (Doug), Beth Rosenberg Sanders, Erik Wieland (Holly Baldwin), Stephen Rosenberg (Elizabeth); and many cousins such as Will Schlimmeyer (Alma). A Zoom/phone memorial is October 10th, 2020,11 AM EST. Call/text 281.377.6150 for Zoom number. Please visit http://www.tributes.com/georgewieland to view full memorial, and share memories. In lieu of flowers, George asked for donations to AACTMAD.

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Published by Detroit Free Press & The Detroit News from Oct. 8 to Oct. 9, 2020.

Memories and Condolences
for George Wieland

11 Entries

Harry Turner

November 15, 2023

George and I together worked our way through Stanford University's undergraduate program. We started in 1955. We received a dorm room and a study carrel at the campus firehouse. We were "student firemen". He was a gentle, kind classmate; I've remembered him fondly for 67 years

Harry Turner

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Agnes Dikeman

October 13, 2020

I met George at least three times. Once was at the Waterloo Farm Museum in Grass Lake; another time was at the Rentschler Farm Museum in Saline. Both visits concerned Germans of Swabian descent. He also came to my house at one time, to discuss my German ancestors. He was both a scholar and an historian. It was my pleasure to meet him and to read his book, Celtic Germans.

The Redston Family

October 11, 2020

We have fond memories of George and his family in Dudley Avenue, Nashville. We were only talking about you last week. It's sad to hear of George's death and we send our condolences to the whole family.

Penelope Trikes

October 9, 2020

Thinking of George brings a smile to my face. He was a gentle man who was always eager to learn and have new experiences. Researching and writing his books about German people was his passion. He deeply loved his children. I am so grateful he was in my life as a friend, then as a partner for several years, and then again as a friend.

Katt Hernandez

October 9, 2020

All kind energies to all of you who knew and loved George. He was a fantastic and important friend to me when I was in my late teens and early twenties. We had so many good conversations about life and the living of it, as well as all manner of books, music, history, society, culture and so on. I think "curiosity, compassion and contra dancing" is a great way to describe him! I remember his world being full of all the different things he was curious about, and that his curiosity meant really learning all about a thing. And his world was full of long, good conversations, and real, thoughtful friendship- that was what I saw. He really took me on as a younger person in the most compassionate way, too. And I even tried contra dancing a few times. I am really happy and grateful I got the chance to know him. Sending lots of love from Sweden.

Gisela (Gise) Noller

October 9, 2020

We have received the sad news that our dear cousin George F. Wieland has passed away. We were always pleased that he was interested in his Swabian relatives and ancestors. He was about 22 years old when he was on the Trailhof for a few days with Sharon for the first time. His mother and grandmother grew up there.
2007 was his last visit to Swabia. Bartenbach near Sulzbach an der Murr is the place where his father grew up. There we had a farewell party for George at the Gasthaus Adler. 35 relatives of his celebrated with him. He was very happy about that. He said: "Now I know that I also have a home here".
He wanted so much to come again to visit Mike with his family in Wiesbaden and to see us, that is me, my sister Gretel vom Ittenberg and my cousin Helga and all the others. Now there are no more visits and we are mourning.

Leo Zimmer

October 9, 2020

Part two from Leo. We had a few adventures Together I thoughtless enjoyed. Certain parts of our childhood experience were the same.

Harry Turner

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Cayla Tchalo

October 8, 2020

My condolences to George's family and many friends. He was a gentle, kind, humble, sensitive soul. I knew him thru contra dancing, thru another venue, and thru a love of German language and culture. He was a true intellectual in his work, producing so many valuable publications and yet unlike many scholars, he was a humble man who could relate heart to heart to so many different kinds of people with respect. He was a good and rare soul. Thank you and fare thee well, George! Sincerely, Cayla Tchalo

Kathleen MacNeil

October 7, 2020

He was a wonderful friend, a compassionate man and my dearest companion these past few years.

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