Vern E. Wiebrand

Vern E. Wiebrand, age 85, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2013, two weeks shy of his 86th birthday at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa. He left this earth and joined his three little angels who passed before him; Collette, Matthew & Jeffery. Celebration of Life services will be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the First Baptist Church, 125 East State St. with Rev. Scott Sokol officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Vern E. Weibrand memorial fund in care of the family. Upon his wishes he was cremated and there will be no visitation. A private inurnment will be scheduled at a later date. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. Vern was born on a farm outside of Renova, Minnesota, February 22, 1927. He was the oldest of six children. He proudly served his country as a Staff Sgt. in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War. Following his military service he started his truck driving career lasting over 40-years. In Vern’s second career, he and his wife, Elaine, managed multiple senior community parks in Northern Arizona. He was the world’s best handyman. On December 1, 1951 Vern and Elaine (Whitney) united in marriage and with this union 12 children were born. Our Dad was the center of everything; a hero, a husband, a soldier, a father and grandfather. He was the moral compass to everything right. He will be greatly missed. Vern loved a good laugh and knew how to have fun. He enjoyed NASCAR, baseball, fishing and savored Mom’s cooking, especially the homemade bread. In their retirement years they enjoyed traveling in the motorhome visiting family and friends. Vern leaves behind his devoted wife Elaine of 61-years, 9 children; Mark (Deborah), Vanessa (Bob) Roth, Rebecca (Sloan) Thompson, Grant “Bo”, Verna (Bob) Ostrander, Russell, Scott (Karen), Colleen (Keith) Mustain, Carolyn (Samuel) Medina. 35 Grandchildren; Michael, Michelle, Isaac, Nicole, Phil Bo, Thomas, Timothy, Terance, Travis, Angel, Tracy, Jackie, Courtney, Andrew, Allison, Zachary, Robert Jr, William, Charles, Lucas, Scott, Eric, Susan, Jessica, Jennifer, Lindsay, Savannah, Scotty, Ryannon, Matthew, Emily, David, Mercedes, Mallory, & Samuel. 44 Great Grandchildren; Gabriel, Marcella, Sierra, Whitney, Kayla, Tessa, Abigail, Sarah Grace, Mariah, Isabella, Emma, Juliette, Charles, Ben, Katelynn, Alyssa, Laycee, Zach, Madison, Megan, Caiden, Camdyn, Mason, Colin, Kate, Nancy Jean, Charles, Addison, Anniston, Sarah, Ben, Jeremy, Ethan, Holland, Mila, Afton, Maili, Elsa, Martez, Airika, Dalyn, Ariyana, Aaron and Baby Bethay due in July.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Vern E. Weibrand memorial fund in care of the family.

Visitation:
Upon his wishes he was cremated and there will be no visitation.

Service:
Celebration of Life services will be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the First Baptist Church, 125 East State St. with Rev. Scott Sokol officiating.