Wendell C. Case

 Wendell C. Case, age 80, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012, surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer at the Good Samaritan Health Center in Fennimore. He was born on March 23, 1932, in rural Lancaster, to Harry and Rose (Crapp) Case. Wendell was a 1950 graduate of Lancaster High School and spent three years in the Army, stationed in Huntsville, Alabama, before returning to the family farm in 1955. He married Dorothy Ann Reed on December 18, 1953, in Lancaster. Wendell was an engineer at heart and loved figuring out how machines worked and repairing them. He never stopped his drive and desire to learn a new skill and continued to expand his mind. Wendell enjoyed the challenge of troubleshooting computers and other electronic equipment for others, even though he was eighty years old. His ability to help others was his reward. Wendell, along with Dorothy, instilled strong values in their five daughters and to embrace lifes many opportunities.

Wendell and Dorothy were always proud of their five daughters: Susan (Bruce) Fritz of Lancaster; Louise (Stephen) Hucal of Toronto, Canada; Diane (Mark) Camp of Mercer Island, WA; Mary Ellen (Thomas) Candell of Oregon; and Commander Annie Case, stationed with the US Navy in Yokosuka, Japan; eleven grandchildren: Kevin, Eric & Tyler Fritz; Julian, Alex and Peter Hucal; Michael and Loreal Camp; Elyse, Claire and Ryan Candell; sisters: Charlotte Cook, Margaret Vesperman, and Myrna Wepking; sister-in-law, June (Leo) Hahn, all of Lancaster; sister-in-law, Roberta Reed of Florida.

In addition to his parents, Wendell was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Dorothy in March of 2010; brothers: Lloyd (Hazel) and Joseph (Marcella) Case; brothers-in-law, William Reed, Charles Cook, Donald Vesperman, and Carson Wepking.

In keeping with Wendells wishes, there was no visitation and private family services were held at a later date. Burial was in Boice Prairie Cemetery, rural Lancaster. Schwartz Funeral Home in Lancaster is serving the family. In lieu of plants and flowers, a Wendell C. Case memorial fund has been established.