• Born: 2 December 1937, Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA
• Marriage (1): Judy L. STRACK in prob Oregon, USA ¹
• Died: 2 May 2005, Woodland, Yolo County, California, USA at age 67

  General Notes

Obituary from The Daily Democrat in Woodland, California:
Article Published: Sunday, May 08, 2005

John Weldon Wirth
Dec. 2, 1937 - May 2, 2005

John W. Wirth passed away at Woodland Memorial Hospital from complications following a brief illness on Monday, May 2, 2005 at age 67.

John was born Dec. 2, 1937 in Woodland to the late Kincheloe and Frieda (Bremer) Wirth. John was a lifelong resident of Yolo County. John was raised in the rural areas of the Plainfield District in the midst of the family's farming and livestock ranching. He attended Plainfield Elementary School and was a Class of '57 graduate of Woodland High School. Among other activities John was a member of V.L.S., lettering in football. John was a member of a memorable 1955 varsity football team ranked in the top 10 for northern California and later inducted into the Woodland Athletic Hall of Fame. Following high school, John enlisted in the Army and served in the years following the Korean War. Following John's military service and entry into a farm and ranch operation, John married Judy Strack. Although they were unable to finish their lives together, John and Judy set up household and ranching in the Capay Valley, where John established a ranching enterprise and Judy was a school teacher in Esparto.

John was an avid outdoor sportsman and enjoyed countless memorable experiences hunting and fishing with family and his many wonderful friends.

John was preceded in passing by his younger brother Phillip Wirth, his father Kincheloe Wirth and his mother Frieda Bremer Wirth.

Services: In accordance with John's wishes, there will be no burial services. There will be a gathering and celebration of John's life for family and close friends at a soon to be announced date. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.

The family requests remembrance donations be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

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  Death Notes

Woodland Memorial Hospital

  Recorded Events in His Life

• Parents: Kincheloe Wirth and Frieda Bremer.

John married Judy L. STRACK, daughter of Edwin Louis STRACK and Leona Lenora HILLMAN, in prob Oregon, USA.¹ (Judy L. STRACK was born on 17 September 1942 in McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA ² and died on 13 January 2006 in Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA ².)