Michael A. Wetsch

1926 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	Michael A. Wetsch
  Nickname	Mike
  Born	18 May 1926	Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jun 2009	Salem, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA   [1]
  Buried	Y  [2]
  Person ID	I177375	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Anton Wetsch,   b. 27 May 1896, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1980, North Dakota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Hatzenbühler,   b. 21 Feb 1900,   d. 11 Jan 1973, North Dakota, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1920	North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F63354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose V. Bullinger,   b. 29 Nov 1927, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 16 Jun 2004, Oregon, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1948	Huff, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Gearald Wetsch   2. Darlene Wetsch
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F69040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Mike A. Wetsch Last Residence: 97302 Salem, Marion, Oregon Born: 18 May 1926 Died: 18 Jun 2009 State (Year) SSN issued: North Dakota (Before 1951) [S927] Obituary. Michael Wetsch Michael "Mike" A. Wetsch, 83, died June 18, 2009, at his home in Salem, Ore. Memorial services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 9, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Mandan. Mike was born May 18, 1926, in St. Anthony, to Anton and Magdelina (Hatzenbuhler) Wetsch. He attended grade school at St. Anthony. He married Rose V. Bullinger in Huff on June 15, 1948. In 1985, Mike semi-retired and they moved to Issaquah, Wash., where he worked as a handyman in the campground where they lived. In January 2004, they moved to Meadow Creek Village Assisted Living in Salem, Ore. Unfortunately, Rose passed away on June 16, 2004, the day after their 56th wedding anniversary. Mike continued living in the care center, where his carpentry skills were still being used. He was constantly working on little projects for his apartment and for other residents. Mike was a lifelong member of the Brotherhood of St. Antonius Assistance Society of America and a Honorary Life Member of Knights of Columbus. Mike enjoyed woodworking, camping, fishing and traveling to visit family. One of their highlights was a cruise to Alaska in 1998 for their 50th wedding anniversary. His sense of humor leaves fond memories and smiles. Everyone enjoyed his playful bantering. Mike will be dearly missed by his son, Gearald "Gary" (Peggy), Placentia, Calif.; his daughter, Darlene (Harold) Brenden, Salem; four grandchildren, Brian (Carrie) Wetsch, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Kimberly (Colin) Crawford, Rancho Murieta, Calif., Kristina Markel, Gresham, Ore., and Lynette Wetsch, Placentia; one great-grandchild, Tyler Wetsch, Manhattan Beach; and six brothers and three sisters, John, Bismarck, George (Margaret), Mandan, Val (Darlene), Bismarck, Jack (Leona) Urbandale, Iowa, Ray (Carol) Bismarck, Leona George, Benedict, Angie (Frank) Boehm, Mandan, Eddie (Rochelle), Grand Forks, and Loretta (Dave) Erhardt, Houston. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rose; his parents, Anton and Magdelina; one brother, Tony; and two sister-in-laws, Betty and Genevieve Wetsch. Published in The Bismarck Tribune on 7/7/2009