Obituaries

Alvina Werner Schreck Wendl, age 105, of Omaha, Nebraska and formerly of Dedham, Iowa and Le Mars, Iowa died Tuesday, January 07, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society in Omaha, Nebraska following a brief illness.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 11, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dedham. The Celebrant will be Fr. Patrick Behm, assisted by Deacon Louis Meiners. Music will be by Cindy Bauer and the St. Joseph’s Choir. Lector for the funeral mass will be Ted Longnecker. Gift Bearers will be: Mary Mordino, Joan Thomas, Mark Wendl and Mike Wendl. Casket Bearers will be: Ron Meiners, Mark Werner, James Bird, Dennis Lappe, Dave Kitt, and Bill Schreck. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Dedham.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 5 p.m. on Friday where there will be a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m. followed by the rosary. The casket will be moved to St. Joseph’s Church in Dedham on Saturday morning where additional visitation will be held from 9-9:45 a.m. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Alvina’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Alvina was born on October 12, 1914 in Dedham, Iowa, the daughter of John H. and Anna (Tigges) Werner. She attended elementary school at St. Joseph’s in Dedham and later graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Templeton in 1932. She worked for Schreck Co. General Store in Dedham from 1934 until 1939. On June 5, 1939, Alvina was united in marriage to Joseph G. Schreck at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dedham with Rev. Christopher Huelshorst officiating. Joe died on June 4, 1954. Alvina then babysat before working at Werner’s Meat Processing until 1977. The business later became Kitt’s Meat Processing.
Alvina later married Leo Wendl of Le Mars and formerly of the Willey and Carroll area on November 26, 1977 at St. Joseph’s Church in Dedham. They made their home in Le Mars where Leo died on May 23, 2001. Alvina continued to reside in Le Mars until April of 2011, when ill health caused her to move to Omaha with her daughter. Most recently, she was a resident of Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Omaha since 2017.
Mrs. Wendl was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Dedham, Parish Guild, St. Joseph’s Church in Le Mars, and St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Omaha. In 1935 she became a member of the Templeton Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and is a charter member of the Dedham American Legion Auxiliary since 1949. In 2019, Alvina received a certificate from the Legion Auxiliary for being a member for 71 years. For many years, she was a member of St. Rose of Lima Rosary Makers in Carroll and made thousands of rosaries for missions. Alvina visited nursing homes in Carroll and Le Mars where she led the rosary. She and a good friend also danced with life-sized dolls for nursing home residents in the Le Mars area. As a member of Operation Toasty Toes in Le Mars, Alvina crocheted slippers for the armed forces. While a member of the Omaha Senior Center crochet group, she made hundreds of items for charities. She enjoyed dancing and often told the story of dancing with Lawrence Welk during one of his band performances in Carroll. Alvina loved to travel and spent twenty winters with Leo in Mesa, Arizona. In the 1970’s, she and her daughter Deanna, toured nine countries in Europe and four islands in Hawaii. Following Leo’s passing, Deanna and her husband took Alvina to winter in Mesa, visited other states and saw numerous national parks.
Alvina is survived by her daughter, Deanna (David) Herrmann of Omaha; two sons: Marvin (Donna) Schreck of Omaha, and Wayne Schreck of Des Moines; her granddaughter, Dr. Anna Jo (Dr. James) Bird of Omaha; great-granddaughter, Josette Bird; her sister, Annabelle Snyder of Carroll; her sisters-in-law: Dardy Werner of Carroll and Sr. Lydia Wendl F.S.P.A. of Lacrosse, WI; her brother-in-law, Jack Longnecker of Carroll; her step-children: Mark Wendl of Edgar, NE, Mary (Domenic) Mordino of Prescott, AZ, Joan (Robert) Thomas of Le Mars, and Michael (Paula) Wendl of New York, NY; 10 step-grandchildren; 13 step-great-grandchildren; 8 step great-great grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Alvina was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; a sister Anna Rea in infancy; her sisters: Geneva (Lawrence) Boyce, Mary Ann Longnecker, Dorothy (Webb) Lappe; her brothers: Wilbur (Dorothy) Werner, and John Werner Jr; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Paul Snyder, Sr. M. Benigna (Theresa) Schreck, F.S.P.A., Sr. M. Paulinda (Mary) Schreck, F.S.P.A., George (Minnie) Schreck, John (Frances) Schreck, Frank (Clara) Schreck, Louis (Clara) Schreck, Michael (Clara) Schreck, Paul (Elma) Schreck, Alphonse Wendl, Paul (Irene) Wendl, Agmella (Henry) Meiners, Sr. Joan Marie (Louise) Wendl, F.S.P.A., and Victor (Marie) Wendl; her step-daughter, Janice Wendl; and her step-daughter-in-law, Karen Wendl.