Obituaries

Send Flowers Phillip "Din Din" Melvin Wiedemann July 10, 1921 - February 6, 2016 Phillip Melvin Wiedemann, 94, died at his residence in Sherman on February 6, 2016. Funeral services will be held on February 9, 2016 at 10:00 am at Dannel Funeral Chapel in Sherman TX. Pastor Leland Samuelson will officiate. Interment and military honors will follow at 2:30 p.m. in Little Bethel Memorial Park in Duncanville, TX. Phil was born in Rector, AR, on July 10, 1921, to Charles and Lucinda Baker Wiedemann. He married Geneva Oswalt in 1946 in Beaumont, TX. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. Phil retired from AT&T as a district manager after 30 years of service. His leisure was filled with golfing and various forms of woodworking. He was a member of Lakeway United Methodist Church in Pottsboro, TX. Din Din was and will continue to be an inspiration to his loving family. As the patriarch of our family he led us with an amazing example of faith, love and strength. For that we will always be grateful. Saturday he joined his beautiful bride (Nuna) of 63 years in heaven. We have peace knowing that they are together again. What a remarkable life he lived for 94 years. He had a great love for his country and was proud to have served. Those who had the privilege to know him will forever be blessed by his warmth and compassion for everyone he met. We will never forget those beautiful ocean blue eyes. We love you! Preceded in death by his wife Genny Wiedemann, and grandchild, Jennifer Michelle Johnson, Phil is survived by his two daughters Beverly and Glen Blake, and Kat and Gene Johnson; son Rob and Karen Wiedemann; 4 grandchildren: Julie and Matt Muirhead, Jodie and Mike Nunnenkamp, Jena Johnson, Christopher and Stephanie Krol; 10 Great grandchildren: Tyler Nunnenkamp, Brycen Muirhead, Rachel Nunnenkamp, Coleman Muirhead, Laney Muirhead, Faith Nunnenkamp, Devon Wiedemann, Nicole Wiedemann and Karley Krol & William Johnson. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Heart to Heart Hospice at 600 E. Taylor in Sherman, TX 75092, or online at www.hearttohearthospice.com Arrangements are under the direction of Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman. Online condolences may be registered at www.dannelfuneralhome.com