John Reinhold Wiederrich

1923 - 2011  (88 years)

• Name	John Reinhold Wiederrich
  Born	4 Aug 1923	Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Nov 2011	Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA   [1, 2]
  Buried	Lodi Memorial Park and Cemetery, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I280296	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	John Reinhold Wiederrich,   b. 20 Apr 1897, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1974, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Clara Handel,   b. 4 May 1895, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 24 Aug 1961, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F96680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy C. Roper,   b. 24 Jun 1941,   d. 13 Feb 2016, Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1997  [2]
  Children	1. Hannah Wiederrich
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F96681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). [S927] Obituary. John Wiederrich, age 88, a life-long resident of Lodi, died in Lodi on November 19, 2011. John was born August 4, 1923, the fourth of five children, born to John R. and Clara (Handel) Wiederrich. He attended Alpine Grammar School and graduated from Lodi Union High School in 1941. He was attending the University of California at Berkeley when called to serve in the United States Navy during World War II, where he served in the Pacific and Japan. After the war, John returned to Lodi where he actively worked the family farms in Lodi, Lockeford, and Acampo as a partner in Wiederrich-Young Farms. He was well-known for his strong work ethic, wit, and sense of humor. As a young man, he was also a good baseball player. In 1997, John met the love of his life, Dorothy Roper, and they were married August 11, 1997. John was a life-long member of Zion Reformed Church. John is survived by his wife, Dorothy and their daughter, Hannah Wiederrich. He was preceded in death by his siblings; brothers, Belford Wiederrich and Leslie Wiederrich and sisters, Virginia Young and Viola Klapstein. Friends are invited to visit Friday, November 25, from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Lodi Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 28, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Zion Reformed Church, 105 S. Ham Lane, Lodi, CA 95242. Committal will be private. Lodi Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Published in Lodi News-Sentinel from November 23 to November 30, 2011