Obituary of Veryl VanDerWege

IN LOVING MEMORY OF VERYL VAN DER WEGE Veryl Edward Van Der Wege, son of Edward Van Der Wege and Della (Harbers) Van Der Wege was born January 3, 1915 in Prairie View, KS and passed away at the Logan Manor in Logan, KS on December 9, 2016 at the age of 101 years 11 months 6 days. At the age of 9 months he and his family moved to a farm 10 miles southwest of Prairie View where he attended Timber Lake Grade School and Norton High School, graduating in 1933. He participated in wrestling and football, and as a freshman varsity player helped Norton win the state football championship. Veryl and Freida Carver from Logan were married in Norton on January 23, 1936. He was employed at Heath Hudson dealership in Salina, later moving to Kansas City, KS where they purchased a restaurant on Quindaro Blvd. to sell hamburgers -- 6 for $0.25 and coffee at $0.05 per cup. They moved to Denver, CO where he sold Wearever Cookware, followed by a move to Utah where he worked in a copper mill. They eventually moved back to Norton owning a Nash auto dealership. He then worked for the State of Kansas at the Port of Entry and Border Patrol. Veryl joined the Norton Christian Church in 1964 and remained in Norton until 1980 when they retired to Sun City, AZ where he served as Deacon and Elder in the Christian Church there. For the next 22 years they were "Snowbirds" living in Arizona during the winter. During the summer Veryl and Freida lived in Montrose, CO where he pursued his passion of fishing and hunting. In 2002 Veryl and Freida returned to Norton to reside at Timber Creek. Freida passed away in 2005 after nearly 70 years of marriage, and Veryl was alone until he married Viola Gallentine on April 28, 2007 at the age of 92 in the Norton Methodist Church. They continued to reside at Timber Creek until her death on July 18, 2013. Veryl continued to reside at home until his recent hospitalization. Veryl had 4 brothers and 4 sisters, 4 younger and 4 older; his only surviving sister, the youngest of the 9, lives in Modesto, CA. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Arlene Hix, of Norton; special friend, Michel Magers; numerous nieces & nephews, and extended family. FUNERAL SERVICE – Wednesday, December 14, 2016 –10:00 A.M. PLACE – Norton Christian Church – Norton, Kansas VISITATION – Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 5:00 P.M - 7:00 P.M. PLACE – Enfield Funeral Home – Norton, Kansas INTERMENT – Norton Cemetery – Norton, Kansas MEMORIALS – Veryl Van Der Wege Memorial Fund