Wolfgang Wergin

Wolfgang Eric Wergin born in Konigsberg, Prussia, Dec. 26, 1922, the son of Otto and Katie Wergin passed away Feb. 8, 2006, and is survived by his wife, Arlene Hunter; and daughters, Carmelita and Arlene and their families. Wolf grew up on the South side of Chicago, where he became fast friends with my mother, Eleanor, and her brother, Bill Stockton. As the fates would have it, being of German descent, he wound up in Germany, 1940, where he spent almost three years on the Russian Front, being wounded numerous times. He was a recipient of Germany's highest awards for heroism under combat conditions. After World War II, he immigrated to Columbia where he was operations manager of a Container Corporation of America facility. Upon being allowed to return to America, he became an American Citizen. Wolf then went into commercial hard-hat underwater services and was a certified instructor in scuba diving. This is where he met Arlene Hunter, who was auditioning for a part in one of Lloyd Bridges television programs. Arlene was Marilyn Monroe's double in the movies. In the late 1950's Wolf moved to Las Vegas where he began his career as a professional photographer with the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Wolf's photos were often used on the front page and one of his most famous was of the explosion of the ice plant on South Main St., just as it exploded. Wolf then went with the Las Vegas News Bureau where he had an outstanding career as one of their senior photographer's. Wolf always used to joke about photographing the most beautiful, naked women on the planet. At age 55, Wolf earned his pilot's license. For many, all of the above might have seemed simple, but, Wolf had lost his right eye during the war and he accomplished all of the above with only one eye. To all who knew Wolf, he was the gentlest of souls, being involved in the care and feeding of an unbelievable number of animals throughout his later life, along with his wife, Arlene. Wolf would go out of his way to care for a dying animal and paid, from his own pocket, an untold fortune to many local veterinarians for their services. Wolf lived the fullest of lives. He was fluent in three languages and could converse in six. To all of his friends, he will always be remembered with great love. Wolf will always be in our hearts and memories and he will live on as the greatest of friends. From the entire Cooper family. Aufwiedersehen. No services are scheduled.