Virgil Wesselmann Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Virgil Wesselmann (Carlyle, Illinois), who passed away on April 28, 2025, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Henry Wesselmann and Catherine Wesselmann (Schleper); his siblings, Marie Kassen (Lawrence), Therese Schulte (Arthur), Dorothy Buscher (John), Helen Hilmes (Robert), Vincent Wesselmann, Jerome Wesselmann (Theresa) and Gregory Wesselmann (Clara); and his in-laws, Marilyn K. Peters, Joe Peters and Stanley Blumenstein.
He is survived by: his wife Alice Peters; his children, Maria Peterson, Laurie Wesselmann (Steve Headen), Keith Wesselmann (Jackie Kruse) and Eric Wesselmann; his grandchildren, Taylor Li (Larry), Paisley Peterson, Joshua Wesselmann (Alison Tebbe), Kristen Foster (Karson Fehrmann), Jenna Foster (Ronan Schuelke) and Hana Wesselmann; his siblings, Veronica Blumenstein, Henry Wesselmann, Jr. (Marie), Bernadette Yapp, Agnes Dumstorff and Ruth Ann Jansen (Herman Jr.); and his in-laws, Kathryn Peters, Paul and Jerry Peters.
