St. Clair County Obits

LEONARD A. WIECHERT

The Record Courier
March 2003

Leonard A. Wiechert, 81, a former Baker City resident, died on Friday, Feb.
28, 2003, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital at Prineville.
His memorial service was Wednesday, March 5, at the Prineville Funeral Home.
Curt Viles officiated. There was a fellowship gathering after the service.
Cremation was by the Prineville Heritage Crematory under the direction of
the Prineville Funeral Home.
Mr. Wiechert was born on Sept. 11, 1921, at Appleton City, Mo., to Gus and
L.V. Short Wiechert. He grew up in the country in Missouri where he worked
on the farm with his father.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. While serving at New Guinea
he got sick with malaria and Srubtyphus. Out of the original 150 men in his
company, he was one of 13 who survived the war.
After his time in the service he met Rada Ward in Missouri. The couple were
married on Sept. 15, 1949, at Cashmere, Wash.
They moved to Baker City for 15 years and then to Prineville, where they
raised their family for the past 38 years. Mr. Wiechert had worked for
several local lumber mills in Prineville.
Mr. Wiechert enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing horseshoes, collecting
spoons, making ice cream and fixing things.
Survivors include his wife, Rada Wiechert of Prineville; a son, Kenneth, and
his wife, Susan Wiechert, of Germany; daughters, Teena, and her husband, Dan
Viles of Prineville, and Kathi Wiechert of Bend; granddaughters, Sarah
Viles, Breana and her husband, Cody Richardson, Amanda and her husband,
Samual Jett, Hannah Wiechert, and Esther Wiechert; a grandson, Joshua
Wiechert; great-granddaughter, Nina Richardson; and three nieces and one
nephew.
Mr. Wiechert was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.