Calhoun County MI Archives Obituaries.....Burdick, Wendell Dwight April 3, 2005
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Battle Creek Enquirer 5 Apr 2005
Wendell D. Burdick, 86, died Sunday, April 3, 2005, at Battle Creek Health 
System.
Wendell was born May 18, 1918, in Gotebo, Oklahoma, the son of Buell and Mary 
(Oursler) Burdick. He came to Battle Creek in 1922 from Oklahoma. He graduated 
from Lakeview High School in 1937 and lettered in baseball, basketball, and 
football.
He was a veteran serving in the Army from May 13, 1944 to Nov. 16, 1947. He 
received the Combat Infantryman Badge and the European-African-Middle Eastern 
Campaign Ribbon with two bronze service stars and a Purple Heart.
He had been employed by Union Steam Pump Company and United Shirt Store, and 
then was employed by Clark Equipment Company as a drafting engineer for 35 
years, retiring in 1982.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church and their couples club; Clark 
retirees club; Western Michigan Brittany Spaniel Club, of which he held several 
offices; life member of Efferd Lynn D.A.V. Chapter 7; and a life member of the 
NRA.
Wendell was an avid deer and bird hunter and enjoyed fishing and hunting.
He was united in marriage to Doris LaBar on Dec. 29, 1939, which ended in 
divorce, and to Elizabeth Horosko on Oct. 19, 1946. She preceded him in death on 
Aug. 11, 1982.
Also preceding him in death were his parents; brothers, Kenneth W. Burdick in 
1976 and Donald B. Burdick in 1995; and a great-grandson, David J. Burdick, in 
1992.
Surviving are his wife of 20 years, Marjorie K. (Miller) Madsen Burdick; sons, 
W. D. "John" (Ruth) Burdick of Burlington, Robert L. (Sharon) Burdick of 
Villages, FL, and Michael J. (Karrie) Burdick of Bohman; daughter, Marietta K. 
(Richard) Gandy of Three Rivers; stepdaughter, Diane K. (Madsen) Markham of 
Redford; fourteen grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren; and several nieces 
and nephews.
Visitation will be held after 12:00 noon today, Apr. 5, at the Richard A. Henry 
Funeral Home with family present from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Services will be held 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2005, with burial to follow 
at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to First Congregational Church or the American Heart 
Association.

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