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John W. Werdermann

Posted 2008-04-15 by Judy Wight Branson
Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Sunday, April 13, 2008

John W. Werdermann took the express elevator to heaven to meet his Lord and Savior on April 11, 2008, at Hospice Family Care in Prescott.

John was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 10, 1926.

He is survived by his wife of seven years, Rita M. Kidwell; stepson, Carl C. Brittain; brother, Robert and wife Doris Werdermann of Knoxville, Tenn.; nephew, Mark and wife Oi of Gilbert, Ariz.
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Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Monday, April 14, 2008

John W. Werdermann took the express elevator to heaven to meet his Lord and Savior on April 11, 2008, at Hospice Family Care in Prescott.

John was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 10, 1926.

He is survived by his wife of seven years, Rita M. Kidwell; stepson, Carl C. Brittain; brother, Robert and wife Doris Werdermann of Knoxville, Tenn.; nephew, Mark and wife Oi of Gilbert, Ariz.

John was a Navy veteran having enlisted in the Navy in New Jersey in 1942. He served as a machinist mate on a minesweeper until his discharge in 1950.

He was a member of the American Legion and the National Rifle Association. He moved from New Jersey to Phoenix in 1963 where he worked for Honeywell for 19 years and retired in 1986. He moved from Phoenix to Prescott Valley in 1990.

John will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be given in John’s name to St. Vincent De Paul Society and St. Germaine’s Catholic Church.

A celebration of life memorial will be at St. Germaine’s Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, on Dana Drive in Prescott Valley.

Arizona Wakelin Bradshaw Chapel assisted the family with funeral arrangements.

Please sign John’s guestbook and sharing of memories at www.ruffnerwakelin.com

Information provided by survivors.









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