Lewis Wenzel Jr.

Lewis Wenzel Jr.

Lewis Wenzel Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 7, 2015.
Lewis was born on May 12, 1950 and passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Lewis was a resident of East Peoria, Illinois at the time of his passing. A Funeral Mass for Joe will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 11:00AM at St. Monica's Catholic Church in East Peoria with a half hour visitation prior to the mass. Father Julius Turyatoranwa will officiate. There will be a visitation on Monday, August 10, 2015 from 4:00PM-6:00PM at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in Washington. A prayer service will be held on Monday at 3:45P.M. at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date at St. Joseph's Cemetery in West Peoria. Memorial contributions may be made to OSF Hospice or to St. Monica's Catholic Church, where he was a longtime member.

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