Henry A. Wander, 82, of Coon Rapids, formerly from Melrose, MN died peacefully Aug. 26, 2020 at Our Lady of Peace Hospice with his son and daughter by his side.
Funeral service will be Sept. 10th at 10:30 a.m. at Epiphany Catholic Church in Coon Rapids, MN with visitation an hour before services. Burial will follow at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Ward Springs.
Henry (Hank) Anthony Wander was born on a crisp autumn day on October 26, 1937 at home in Melrose, MN. He was raised with his eight siblings by Henry, Sr. and Mary Wander.
In 1957 he graduated from Melrose High School where he was a member of the football team. He said his fondest memory of high school was graduation. His first job out of high school was working at Cold Spring Granite Co.
In January of 1958, he married Patricia Young whom he raised three children with. They spent twenty nine years together as a family until Pat’s death in June of 1987.
He married Sherry Wallace in October of 1988 and they resided in Coon Rapids until her death in 2018. They had twelve grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren between them. After 30 plus years in civil engineering, Hank retired. After retiring he spent a lot of time with family and traveling with Sherry. He also worked part time for the city of Anoka, MN doing park security. He was a member of the national guard and a volunteer with the Coon Rapids fire department.
Henry is survived by his children: Cheryl (Dick) Seifert, Grey Eagle, MN; Rick Wander of Cokato, MN; and Julie Wander of Burnsville, MN. Brother Alquin Wander of Shreveport, LA. Step daughters: Julie Asuncion (Franklin), Jackie Averback, Jamie Sandquist and Jill Sandquist.Twelve grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren with one on the way.
He was preceeded in death by his parents; siblings, Marcella Nelson, Evelyn Notch, Loretta Kloeppner, Virgil Wander, Margaret Scheunemann, Roselyn Jonas and Boniface Wander.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-