Elaine Magdeline Wendt Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Elaine Magdeline Wendt of Portsmouth, Iowa, who passed away on March 18, 2021, at the age of 87, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ray Thielen and Adeline Thielen (Klein); her husband John "Buzz"; her daughters, Karen Burk, Susan Buck and Lucy Knauss; her children-in-law, Pat Burk, Steve Buck and Rhonda Wendt; her grandchildren, Burk Adam Barta, Nick Wendt and Brad Knauss; her great grandchildren, Abby Buck and Georgia Berry; and her siblings, Dolores Dotzler, Alvin Thielen, Nicholas Thielen, Monica Goeser, Doris Olsen and Gene Thielen.
She is survived by: her children, John (Mary Ann), Larry (Jeana), Peg (Bob Barta) of Salado Texas, Bev (Rich Priestly) of Salado Texas and Traci (Trent Schuning) of Portsmouth, Iowa; and her siblings, Agnes (Paul Schulte) of Carroll, Iowa, Ray (Judy Thielen) of Elkhorn, Nebraska, Gemma Finken of Olathe, Kansas, Shirley (Bob Hanson) of Omaha, Nebraska, Mary Maddox of Harlan, Iowa and Charles (Lydia Thielen) of Lincoln, Nebraska. She is also survived by nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.
