Obituary of John D. Wendling

John D. Wendling "JD", 94 of Iowa City, formerly of Burlington died Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at Crestview Care Center in West Branch. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m.Saturday, December 8, 2012, at the Newman Center in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in John's memory to Crestview Care Center in West Branch or Saint Vincent DePaul Association in Burlington. At John's request, he has been donated to the University of Iowa for medical research. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. John was born June 20, 1918, in Independence, Iowa the son of George and Mae (Joyce) Wendling. He graduated from Conception Academy in Fairbank, IA in 1936, and from Gates Business College in Waterloo, and Iowa State University where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Following college he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving during WWII. On July 30, 1947, John was united in marriage to Margaret "Mardy" Wengert in Independence. For over thirty years John worked as a cattle buyer for Rath Packing Company in Waterloo and Muscatine. He then worked for Raid Quarries and Cessford Construction in Burlington where he and Mardy lived until moving to Iowa City in 2008 to be nearer to family. He was a member of the Southeast Iowa Builder's Association, Moose, Knights of Columbus, Saint Vincent DePaul Association, Catholic Order of the Foresters and the United Commercial Traveler's. John was an avid Iowa Hawkeye Fan, thoroughly enjoying traveling with Mardy to every home football game for over thirty years. He liked playing bridge, restoring antique toy tractors and pedal cars and woodworking. His family includes his four children, Kathryn (Richard) McKinley M.D. of Beaufort, SC; Michael Wendling of Honduras; James (Cris) Wendling of Bettendorf, and Christine (Brent) DeNeice of Iowa City; 11 grandchildren, Ian McKinley, Seth McKinley, Joshua (Amy) McKinley, Lacey (Tony) Keener, Laurenzco (Noeli) Nicholson, Magdalena Wendling, Elizabeth Wendling, Margaret Wendling, Shelby DeNeice, Kiaya DeNeice, Olivia DeNeice; and 1 great-grandchild, Avery McKinley; and his sister, Madeline Mock of West Union, IA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mardy; sister, Catherine Wendling; brother, Donald Wendling; and a great-granddaughter, Ayden McKinley.