Warren Carl Wiedman

Born the great grandson of German immigrant homesteaders that settled in the area near Brownsville, Minnesota, his parents, William and Lenore (Panke) Wiedman gave birth to a son on September 3, 1924. They named him Warren Carl. He spent his adolescent years growing up on the family farm during The Great Depression. Warren met the love of his life; Lillian Ann (Verthein) better known as “Lil” early on as they spent their teenage years living on nearby family farms where he would often ride horseback to go see his favorite gal. World War II broke out and Warren volunteered like so many others at the time. He entered the Army Air Corps Cadet School and eventually was assigned as an assistant flight engineer and top turret gunner on a B-24 Liberator. He was shipped off to an air base in Norwich, England in November of 1944. There he served with “The Mighty Eighth Air Force”; 467th Bomber Group. Entering the War during the Battle of the Bulge and completing 21 missions over Germany as the War ended. He returned home after VE Day and married Lillian Ann Verthein on July 6, 1945. Warren and Lil eventually settled in La Crescent, Minnesota where they raised their family of four sons Reg, Randy, Rod and Ray. Warren worked at Trane Company in the research and development lab developing new product and retired from there after 35 years. While in La Crescent, Warren served on the local Zoning Board, was a volunteer for the La Crescent Apple Festival, a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #595. Warren and his family were also charter members of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in La Crescent. On Valentines Day, Monday February 14, 2022, Warren peacefully passed through death and was reunited in eternity with Lil. Lillian preceded him in death on August 9, 2006. Warren is survived by his four sons, Reg Wiedman of Palatine, Illinois, Randy (Laura) Wiedman of La Crosse, Rod (Marion) Wiedman of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and Ray (Sherry) Wiedman of Atlanta, Georgia; his six grandchildren: Nicole, Andria, Jenifer, Leanna, Jamie and Kelley; and seven great grandchildren: Blake, Reid, Nik, Harlow, Vivian, Yvette and Hadley. In addition to Lil, Warren was preceded in death by his two brothers, Edward Wiedman and Howard Wiedman and his sister Ethel Mae (Ostrem) Wiedman. The family will hold a graveside service at a date to be determined. May God richly bless the memory of Warren Wiedman to all who knew and loved him.