English Cemetery ~ William Lewis Wienert ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Wienert, William Lewis
LAST: Wienert FIRST: William MID: Lewis
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 13 Jan 1921 DIED: 14 Feb 2001 BURIED:  (English Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Lumber
BIRTH PLACE:  Dallas, Polk Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father John Wienert
Maiden name of mother Kate Schuman[n]
OBITUARY: 
William Lewis Wienert, 80, of Sisters, died of natural causes on Feb. 14, 2001.
He was born Jan. 13, 1921 in Dallas.
He served as a B-29 pilot in the World War II Army Air Corps, and flew 30 combat missions in the Pacific theater. He was awarded the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Crest with one oak leaf cluster.
He married Beverly Golden on Nov. 2, 1944 in North Platte, Neb. He owned Wienert Lumber Company in Toledo, and was co-owner of Lincoln Lumber Sales in Newport.
He was a member of the Episcopal church, and of the Elks Lodge in Toledo.
Mr. Wienert is survived by his wife, Beverly J. Wienert of Sisters; daughters Janis Cohen of Sebastopol, Calif., Susan Fieber of Stevensville, Mont., and Cheri Montagne of Yankton, S.D.; and a son, Bill Wienert, of Madras.
A memorial service will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Sisters. Private burial will take place at Fircrest Cemetery in Independence. Memorial contributions may be made to hospice. 
News-Times (Newport) 31 May 2001
INSCRIPTION: 
William Lewis Weinert
Maj US Army Air Forces
World War II
Jan 13, 1921 - Feb. 14, 2001
SOURCES: 
Saucy/Tolle Survey & Photographs
Branigar Survey
NT 31 May 2001
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