Arthur William Wendt Jr.

Sunday, November 7, 1937
Date of Death:
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Age:
87 years old
Arthur William Wendt Jr.
Arthur W. (Ardie) Wendt – Eyota
Arthur William Wendt Jr., 87, of Eyota, Mn, died Sunday, August 31, 2025, at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota.
Ardie was born November 6, 1937, in Lake Elmo, Minnesota to Arthur and Emma (Serafin) Wendt. He graduated from Lake Elmo High School in 1956. On February 6, 1964, he married Agnes C. Hurt at St. John’s Catholic Church in Rochester, MN. He lived out his dream of being a farmer in Eyota his entire life. He was passionate about conservation and land stewardship.
He is survived by his wife Agnes, his children, Paul (Kari) Wendt, Suzanne (Kevin) Pilger, Jonathan (Sarah) Wendt and his grandchildren Kaylee (Chris Enderson), Mason, Paige, Natalie, Andrew, Griffin, Lydia, and Adam. He was preceded in death by his infant son Gregory.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2025, in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday preceding the service. The burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Rochester.
Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com
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Our hearts are with all of you. Ardie was a wonderful brother-in-law and uncle. We will cherish wonderful memories of him always. Please know you are all in our thoughts and prayers. With much love, Jennie and Kristin
I will cherish the time I got to know Arty his way he got to make me laugh. The way he loved his wife and family. The way he talked about his farm and farming . How Agnes would tell her job on the was cooking meals run to the fields to take out lunch and dinner to them, then get back to do job running the dryer nobody else could do that job cause that was her job and only her. RIP my Angel Friend Arty..... Keep a watch over all the people who came across your path... Kim Lawson I will take good care of Agnes and make sure she in good hands until she is in your arms. Fly High..... Your are in my thoughts and prayers. Please let me know if u need anything.