Richard G. Wennstedt

1938 - 2000  (61 years)

• Name	Richard G. Wennstedt  [1]
  Birth	2 Oct 1938	Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Sep 2000	Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska   [1]
  Notes	DODGE - The funeral for Richard G. Wennstedt, 61, of Dodge, formerly of Fremont, will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Fremont. He died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, in his home. Wennstedt was born Oct. 2, 1938, in Fremont to Gustav and Anna 'Hipke' Wennstedt. He grew up in Fremont and attended schools here. He worked for Nick Neff Motor Company, Asplund Tree Service, both in Fremont and in later years worked briefly for Robert Sand and Gravel of Valley. He spent 40 years in law enforcement. He began with Fremont Police Department Reserves and then joined the department full time. He worked as a deputy with Dodge County Sheriff's Department and became Dodge County Sheriff in 1974 and served until 1986. He was Police Chief of Cedar Bluffs from 1987 until 1992, then Police Chief of Dodge from 1992 until the present time. He married Holly Dahl Zakovec Jan. 20, 1990, in Wahoo. He served as Police Chief of Snyder since 1999, along with his duties in Dodge. He also was a security guard at Nebraska Motor Complex near Scribner. He was a member of Northeast Nebraska Sheriff's and Peace Officers Association, Police Officer's Association of Nebraska and Police Chief's Association on Nebraska. Survivors include: his wife; a daughter, Kellie (Mrs. Jeff) Nelson of Fremont; two stepsons, Ryan Zakovec and fiance Brienna Samek of Aurora, Colo., and Brent Zakovec of Morse Bluff; a sister, Elvera (Mrs. Gerald) Woodgate of Ord; three brothers, Fred Wennstedt, Vic (and wife, Betty) Wennstedt and Bob (and wife, Nancy) Wennstedt, all of Fremont; a mother-in-law and father-in-law, Genevieve and Henry Dahl of North Bend; a grandson, Ryan Nelson of Fremont and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Carmen and Geraldine; a brother, Mike; and first wife, Linda. The Rev. Eugene Watson will officiate Friday's service. Visitation will be 1-9 tonight with family receiving friends from 6-9 at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont. Visitation will continue 9-11:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home and will one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Memorial Cemetery in Fremont. http://fremonttribune.com
  Person ID	I38252	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2011

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F11700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2011

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Oct 1938 - Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Death - 26 Sep 2000 - Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).