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Betty J. Wenzel

1944 - 2025

Betty J. Wenzel obituary, 1944-2025, La Moille, IL

BORN

1944

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Hurst Funeral Home - LaSalle-Peru

650 Fifth St

La Salle, Illinois

Betty Wenzel Obituary

81-year-old Betty J. (Engelhaupt) Wenzel of La Moille, passed away at her home, surrounded by family, on May 16, 2025. She was a lymphoma survivor, but complications from treatment led to ongoing health issues later in life, which ultimately contributed to her passing.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday, May 29, at St. Patrick's Church in La Salle with Rev. Thomas Shaw officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, May 28, at Hurst Funeral Home in La Salle, and a rosary will be recited prior, starting at 3:30 PM. Additional visitation will be in the church on Thursday from 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM.
Published by Starved Rock Media from May 20 to May 26, 2025.

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May

28

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Hurst Funeral Home in La Salle

650 Fifth St., La Salle, IL 61301

May

28

Service

3:30 p.m.

Hurst Funeral Home in La Salle

650 Fifth St., La Salle, IL 61301

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Hurst Funeral Home - LaSalle-Peru

650 Fifth St, La Salle, IL 61301

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