Thomas John "Tom" Weingardt
Marriages
Sharon Hergenreter - February 11, 1961
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D Death Notice - November 16, 2014
Tom Weingardt, 76, Grand Junction, died Nov. 12, 2014, at Hospice
Care Center.
A rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 23, at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Fruita. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 24 at the church.
Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western
Colorado.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon; one son, Roger of Las Vegas,
Nevada; two daughters, Lisa Mulligan of Arvada and Karin Palazzo
of Littleton; one brother, Larry of Chicago; two sisters, Marge
Grosze of Springfield, Missouri, and Dorothy Gertner of Sterling; 10
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Catholic Outreach Soup Kitchen, 245
First St., Grand Junction 81501; HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand
Junction 81506; or Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund, 433
E. Aspen Ave., Fruita 81521.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Obituary - November 19, 2014
Thomas John Weingardt, our
beloved husband, father, brother,
grandfather, great-grandfather,
and friend, passed away peacefully
on November 12, 2014. As our
lives were turned upside down just
weeks ago with the news of Tom’s
sickness, he bore the news with
integrity, honor, and strength. He
never once doubted God’s plan for his life, instead he was thankful for
the opportunity to love and be loved in his final days.
Tom was born on February 13, 1938, in Sterling, Colorado to hardy,
loving German immigrants, Margaret (Schneider) and Frank Weingardt.
Tom enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany for three
years. After returning home, Tom and his lovely bride, Sharon Hergenreter,
were married on February 11, 1961, and then settled in Denver
with their three children, Lisa, Roger, and Karin.
The family cruised the interstate in their 1970s wood-paneled station
wagon, went 4-wheeling in Tom’s ‘56 Ford pickup, and spent most
their summers camping around Colorado. Tom knew every good fishing
spot around the state, though rarely caught a thing. Tom was known
for rescuing ducklings, enjoying an ice-cold beer every afternoon, and
generally giving everyone he knew a hard time. He always made us
smile.
After 35 years of service with AT&T, Tom retired, then moved to
Grand Junction with Sharon. Most of Tom’s time was spent in his heated
garage restoring classic cars, fishing with his grandkids, and visiting
family. He had a servant’s heart, and was busy delivering meals to the
homebound and picking up food for the soup kitchen.
“Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:23). We love you,
and cling to our belief that goodbye is not forever.
Service to be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fruita, CO. on
November 24, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.
Contributions to Sacred Heart Building Fund, Hopewest Hospice and
Catholic Outreach Soup Kitchen.
