Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Scheidt, Wendell "Bud" 2002
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 17 Sep 2002

Wendell “Bud” Scheidt, 77, passed away at his home in Ionia shortly after noon
on Friday, Sept. 13, 2002.  Born on Nov. 2, 1924 in Lake Odessa to Glendon and
Gertrude (Rubadaux), Wendell graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1943. 
Following graduation, he volunteered for the military during World War II
serving in the infantry.  On Jan. 16, 1945, while serving in the Ardennes
Campaign in Belgium, Wendell suffered severe wounds and was awarded the Purple
Heart.

After recovering, he returned home and attended Michigan State University where
he was a member of the freshman football team as well as the university’s boxing
team.  He later returned to Lake Odessa to work at Scheidt Hardware and took
over as the third generation owner in 1957.  He operated the business until
selling it in 1986.

On Jan. 20, 1948, Bud married Loraine Shoemaker.  They were happily married for
54 years.  Bud spent a lifetime enjoying music and was a talented tenor
saxophonist.  Besides music, Bud loved the competition of athletics and
especially loved MSU football and basketball and, until the retirement of Barry
Sanders, believed in the Detroit Lions.  Bud was also an ardent golfer and spent
more than 30 years golfing with his foursome of Jack Lambert, Jerry Ekman and
Bill Ekstrom.

Bud was loved and appreciated as the patriarch of his family and is survived by
his loving wife, Loraine; his children, Wendy (Tom) Barnum, Diane (Dave) Meyer,
Tom (Judy) Scheidt and John (Darci) Scheidt; six grandchildren, Samantha,
Morgan, Brett, Hogan, Carly and Sadah; and his loyal and lifelong friend, Paul
Reed of Green Valley, Ariz.  Bud was preceded in death by his parents; his
brothers, Woodrow and Winston.

There will be a funeral visitation from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Tuesday, followed
by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. 
Memorial contributions may be made to the Jackson-Mustchler Post 4461 of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.


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