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Wesley O. Tendall, Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa IL

By May 19, 2017Obituaries

Wesley O. Tendall, 96, formerly of Seneca passed away Friday, March 24 at Pleasant View Luther Home.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. He will be buried in Oakwood Memorial Park. Osborne-Nelson Funeral Home has
been entrusted with cremation rites.

Wesley was born November 5, 1920 in Seneca to Otto and Clara(Fosse) Tendall Sr. He married Betty E. Larsen on December 12,
1943 in Enterprise, Alabama. Wesley was a proud member of the United States Army from 1942-1946, serving as Staff Sergeant in the Philippines during WWII. He retired as an office supervisor from DuPont. He was a long-time member of the American Legion Kasal Post 457 in Seneca and Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Seneca. Wesley loved sports (especially the Cubs) and taking care of his yard.

He is survived by his wife, one son Bruce A. (Katherine) Tendall of Austin, TX; and two daughters, Lynn A. (Richard) Noon of
Ft. Myers, FL and Gail L. (Paul) Schmitz of Ottawa. His third daughter, Meri S. (Ray) Rhodes passed away March 27, 2017 in
Ft. Myers, FL. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and one brother, Russell (Martha) Tendall
of Seneca.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Otto Tendall Jr. and Wayne Tendall.

Wesley has been laid to rest in the Garden of Inspiration.