Richard Paul Wehrle

Richard Paul Wehrle, 95, passed away on the morning of May 21st, 2014. Born to John and Mamie Wehrle on January 23, 1919 , Richard grew up in Elgin, Illinois and attended the Catholic seminary at Techny, Illinois. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy and served as a radar instructor in San Francisco during the war. He married Leonora Darnell in 1941 and after the war lived in LaGrange Park, Illinois where he and his wife had five children. In 1968, Richard accepted a management position with International Harvester and moved his family to Fort Wayne, Indiana. He and Leonora divorced in 1971 and Richard married Letha Hellemen Hahn in 1973. After retiring from International Harvester in 1978, he continued to work as a business consultant and taught in the Industrial Training Department of IvyTech until 1994. Richard was a devoted Catholic and an avid reader who maintained lifelong interests in history, science, and his faith. He is survived by his wife, Letha; his children Craig (Kathy) of Madison, WI; Steven of Waldo, WI; Beth (Ray) Wicus of Prescott, AZ; Mark (Kathy) of Fort Wayne, IN; and Paul (Ginger) of Wiscasset, ME; 13 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial is 1:30 pm, Friday, May 23, 2014 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with calling 1hr prior. Calling also at D. O. McComb and Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road Thursday, May 22, 2014 from 2pm - 5pm & 7pm - 9pm. Burial in Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Memorials may be made to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fort Wayne. To sign the online guest book, go to www.domccombandsons.com