Herbert "Hobie" Wieneke, 83, Adrian, died Thursday, June 13, 2002 at his home.
Services were held on Saturday, June 15, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Father Gerald Kosse & Father Frank Klein officiated. Burial was at St. Anthony Cemetery, in Lismore.
Herbert was born January 2, 1919, in Lismore, to Herman and Josephine (Geistkemper) Wieneke. Herb attended country school in Lismore Township; and St. Anthony Catholic School. He then attended technical school in Chicago, where he learned small engine repair, a trade he still enjoyed up until his death.
Herb married Frances Klein on April 23, 1946, in Adrian. After their marriage, the couple farmed in Lismore Township. In 1979, they retired and moved to Adrian.
He was a former member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, in Lismore; a current member of St. Adrian Catholic Church, in Adrian; and the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Herb is survived by his wife, Frances Wieneke, Adrian; six children and their spouses, Emily & Ron Goebel, Luverne; Kathy & Mike Sangwin, Laurens, IA; Eileen & Gary Henning, Adrian; Stan Wieneke, Adrian; Verna & Paul Taylor, Wilbur, WA; and Rita & Duane Boltjes, Adrian; sixteen grandchildren, four great grandchildren; brother, Vincent (Marge) Wieneke, Lismore; and two sisters, Rosalia Haffield, Worthington; and Mary Ann (Cletus) Spieker, rural Lismore.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, LeRoy, in 1976; six brothers, Ed, Clarence, Bernard, Alfred, Donald, & Cletus; and two sisters, Bernice Cook & Alma Madison.
Lynch Dingmann Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.