Wentzel, James

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• Obituary: 20 Apr 2018; APC

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Obituary:
Chilton - In the early morning hours of April 17th, James Roy Wentzel lost his battle with cancer and was released from his worldly body into the eternal bliss of the universe. It took his body but it could not take his spirit. Jim was his loving, compassionate and humble self up to the very end. With his loving wife beside him, Jim left this world and joined those that had gone before him. He enjoyed the outdoors, going up north, sitting by a lake or canoeing it. He was a loving father and devoted husband to the woman of his dreams for over 45 years. Jim loved his family and the life that he lived.
James Roy Wentzel was born in Oshkosh on August 25th, 1949 to Roy and Genevieve Wentzel. He grew up in Kaukauna, raising his family and a large garden in the Town of Stockbridge. Jim was a veteran of the United States Army and earned the rank of Staff Sergeant while being stationed in Vietnam. Jim worked as a computer network analyst at Kimberly-Clark for over 30 years where he was deeply respected and beloved by his co-workers. Personally and professionally everyone enjoyed Jim's kind and friendly demeanor. Wherever he went people commented, "He was such a nice guy".
Jim is survived by his beloved soulmate and wife Donna (Wyngaard) Wentzel of Chillton; two sons, Sam (Jaime) Hermantown, Minnesota and Aaron (Olivia) Green Bay; his father Roy Wentzel of Kaukauna; 10 siblings Judith (Kenneth) Kaphingst of Pembine; Jean (Larry) Davidson of Middleton; Karen (Michael) Wilquet of Seymour; Tina (Thomas) McCabe of Bagley; Richard (Linda) Wentzel of Appleton; David (Mary Jo) Wentzel of Peoria, Illinois; Jerome (Pam) Wentzel of Waupaca; Ann (Thomas) Rohleder of Rochester, Minnesota; Mary Christensen of Appleton; Mark (Kirsten) Wentzel of Plover and a sister-in-law Sheila Wentzel of Hortonville. Jim (Papa) is also survived by three loving grandchildren Mari, Linnea and Marcus Wentzel. Other survivors include his aunts and uncles; Clarence Wirtz, Jerome (Sue) Wirtz, Joanne (Jack) Hackman, Barbara Wirtz, Lois Bidwell and Helen Wentzel. There are also 33 nieces and nephews, other relatives and cherished friends Glenny and Jerry Franzen, Bonnie and Phil Hartzheim and Ann and Terry Grissman.
Jim was preceded in death by his mother Genevieve Wentzel, his brother Bob, aunts and uncles Ann and Fred Defilipps, Marie and Micky Graveen, Theresa and Larry Arnold, Isabel and Richard Acott, Frances and John Albrecht, George and Betty Wirtz, Bernard Wirtz, Kathy Wirtz, Bruce Wentzel, Ardyth and Rodney Hoeft, Marion and Kenneth Shuck and Leslie Wentzel.
Visitation for Jim will be at the Wieting Family Funeral Home (411 W Main St) in Chilton from 1:00PM to 3:30PM on Sunday April 22, 2018 with a sharing of memories at 3:30 PM.
In memory of Jim and his love of nature, in lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established to place a memorial bench at Jim's favorite Up North lake.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on Apr. 20, 2018