Bernard Wettemann

He is survived by his loving wife Patricia Ann (Bogacki), two daughters, Alecia Ann Wettemann of W. Canaan, NH, Lorri Elsa Wettemann of Norwich, VT, his mother-in-law Mildred Bogacki ("little Momma") of East Corinth, VT, his twin brother, Bruce Albert Wettemann and his wife Elaine of Killingworth, CT, and his sister Barbara Zavorskas, of Guilford, CT. Also surviving is his grandson Andrew S. Morgan of Norwich, VT, and multiple extended family members. He was predeceased by: Siblings: Francis Wettemann, Josephine Herasomivich, Paul Wettemann, Mary Ghiroli. Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 9, 2010 in the family lot in Sawyer Cemetery in Bradford, VT. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday evening from 6-8 pm at Hale Funeral Home, 187 Upper Plain, Bradford, VT. Memorial Donations: Alzheimer's Association or the charity of your choice. The Hale Funeral Home of Bradford, VT is in charge of arrangements. Corinth, VT- Bernard George Wettemann, 70, of Corinth, VT died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born on January 14, 1940 in New haven, CT the son of Frank and Mabel(Hall) Wettemann. He attended schools in Guilford and North Guilford CT. On June 20, 1964 he was married to Patricia Ann ( Bogacki) who survives. Bernie left high school and began working for Bailey Construction in North Branford, CT. He then spent a couple of years working for Sunrise Acres as a framing foreman. After a while he decided to strike out on his own, and he went into business with his twin brother, Bruce; they formed Wettemann Brother's Construction. Wettemann Brothers Construction was well known in the Guilford area for their house construction and masonry work. Bernie was well known amongst the crew and his friends for his sense of humor and for his unusual pranks. Bernie used to buy a piece of cheesecake to enjoy on the jobsite, but it often disappeared from his lunchbox. When he found out his twin brother Bruce was eating his cheesecake, Bernie put some limburger cheese in the heater duct of Bruce's truck, and put mousetraps in his utility box. Bernie also had a black rubber snake that he used to play jokes on others, a prop he got much enjoyment from. The heavy physical labor of his work, his attention to his body and his motor-cross scrambling gave him a very muscular physique and he could bend a 6-inch, 60 penny nail in half. Bernie was an expert motor-cross scrambler in the 1960s, and was known to the New England racing circuit. He won too many trophies to count, and was often featured in the motor-cross news. BSA wanted to sponsor him, but he was leaving motor-cross as he was getting married. He would go to the races with his childhood friend Gary Ulman and family. He bought a piece of land on Parker Hill Road in Killingworth, CT, and worked with his then fiancAC.e, Patty, to build a two story garage to live in while they built their 2 story colonial, and their small farm. Bernie and Patty married June 20, 1964 in Guilford, CT, and began a long and wonderful life of partnership that lasted to his dying day. They had two beautiful, wonderful daughters, which brought both of them great joy. However, he never did change a diaper! He built his young daughters a treehouse, it was a very interesting design, the house of the "crooked, old man" from the nursery rhyme. Bernie and Patty moved to Vermont in 1979 along with his in-laws. They initiated their own construction and mechanical repair business. Bernie got a street stock racecar and was a highly successful racer at the Claremont International Speedway in Claremont, NH. Throughout his life he restored many antique vehicles, and in his later years he collected classic motorcycles. Bernie built 17 houses in the Bradford, VT area with his wife Patty. When they built a house they did all the work: excavating, septic, framing, electric, plumbing and other. Bernie decided in 1990 that he could learn to drill the artesian well for the houses, and bought an antique well-driller and taught himself how (with Patty as his assistant). Bernie was an active and intelligent man. His Alzheimer 's disease diagnosis in 2002 was unexpected. As he declined, what was left was his core personality: a most sweet and loving man. He developed a strong attachment to his mother-in-law, Mildred, whom he spent a lot of time with and affectionately referred to as "little Momma". He enjoyed spending time with his family, and his wife Patty was always at his side, including the last breath he took on this earth. He will be dearly missed Bernie was a self-made man, there was nothing he couldn't do... he was a trickster, and a man that lived every minute to the fullest. He is survived by his loving wife Patricia Ann (Bogacki), two daughters, Alecia Ann Wettemann of W. Canaan, NH, Lorri Elsa Wettemann of Norwich, VT, his mother-in-law Mildred Bogacki ("little Momma") of East Corinth, VT, his twin brother, Bruce Albert Wettemann and his wife Elaine of Killingworth, CT, and his sister Barbara Zavorskas, of Guilford, CT. Also surviving is his grandson Andrew S. Morgan of Norwich, VT, and multiple extended family members. He was predeceased by: Siblings: Francis Wettemann, Josephine Herasomivich, Paul Wettemann, Mary Ghiroli. Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 9, 2010 in the family lot in Sawyer Cemetery in Bradford, VT. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday evening from 6-8 pm at Hale Funeral Home, 187 Upper Plain, Bradford, VT. Memorial Donations: Alzheimer's Association or the charity of your choice. The Hale Funeral Home of Bradford, VT is in charge of arrangements. Corinth, VT- Bernard George Wettemann, 70, of Corinth, VT died Saturday, July 3, 2010 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. He was born on January 14, 1940 in New haven, CT the son of Frank and Mabel(Hall) Wettemann. He attended schools in Guilford and North Guilford CT. On June 20, 1964 he was married to Patricia Ann ( Bogacki) who survives. Bernie left high school and began working for Bailey Construction in North Branford, CT. He then spent a couple of years working for Sunrise Acres as a framing foreman. After a while he decided to strike out on his own, and he went into business with his twin brother, Bruce; they formed Wettemann Brother's Construction. Wettemann Brothers Construction was well known in the Guilford area for their house construction and masonry work. Bernie was well known amongst the crew and his friends for his sense of humor and for his unusual pranks. Bernie used to buy a piece of cheesecake to enjoy on the jobsite, but it often disappeared from his lunchbox. When he found out his twin brother Bruce was eating his cheesecake, Bernie put some limburger cheese in the heater duct of Bruce's truck, and put mousetraps in his utility box. Bernie also had a black rubber snake that he used to play jokes on others, a prop he got much enjoyment from. The heavy physical labor of his work, his attention to his body and his motor-cross scrambling gave him a very muscular physique and he could bend a 6-inch, 60 penny nail in half. Bernie was an expert motor-cross scrambler in the 1960s, and was known to the New England racing circuit. He won too many trophies to count, and was often featured in the motor-cross news. BSA wanted to sponsor him, but he was leaving motor-cross as he was getting married. He would go to the races with his childhood friend Gary Ulman and family. He bought a piece of land on Parker Hill Road in Killingworth, CT, and worked with his then fiancAC.e, Patty, to build a two story garage to live in while they built their 2 story colonial, and their small farm. Bernie and Patty married June 20, 1964 in Guilford, CT, and began a long and wonderful life of partnership that lasted to his dying day. They had two beautiful, wonderful daughters, which brought both of them great joy. However, he never did change a diaper! He built his young daughters a treehouse, it was a very interesting design, the house of the "crooked, old man" from the nursery rhyme. Bernie and Patty moved to Vermont in 1979 along with his in-laws. They initiated their own construction and mechanical repair business. Bernie got a street stock racecar and was a highly successful racer at the Claremont International Speedway in Claremont, NH. Throughout his life he restored many antique vehicles, and in his later years he collected classic motorcycles. Bernie built 17 houses in the Bradford, VT area with his wife Patty. When they built a house they did all the work: excavating, septic, framing, electric, plumbing and other. Bernie decided in 1990 that he could learn to drill the artesian well for the houses, and bought an antique well-driller and taught himself how (with Patty as his assistant). Bernie was an active and intelligent man. His Alzheimer 's disease diagnosis in 2002 was unexpected. As he declined, what was left was his core personality: a most sweet and loving man. He developed a strong attachment to his mother-in-law, Mildred, whom he spent a lot of time with and affectionately referred to as "little Momma". He enjoyed spending time with his family, and his wife Patty was always at his side, including the last breath he took on this earth. He will be dearly missed Bernie was a self-made man, there was nothing he couldn't do... he was a trickster, and a man that lived every minute to the fullest. He is survived by his loving wife Patricia Ann (Bogacki), two daughters, Alecia Ann Wettemann of W. Canaan, NH, Lorri Elsa Wettemann of Norwich, VT, his mother-in-law Mildred Bogacki ("little Momma") of East Corinth, VT, his twin brother, Bruce Albert Wettemann and his wife Elaine of Killingworth, CT, and his sister Barbara Zavorskas, of Guilford, CT. Also surviving is his grandson Andrew S. Morgan of Norwich, VT, and multiple extended family members. He was predeceased by: Siblings: Francis Wettemann, Josephine Herasomivich, Paul Wettemann, Mary Ghiroli. Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 9, 2010 in the family lot in Sawyer Cemetery in Bradford, VT. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday evening from 6-8 pm at Hale Funeral Home, 187 Upper Plain, Bradford, VT. Memorial Donations: Alzheimer's Association or the charity of your choice. The Hale Funeral Home of Bradford, VT is in charge of arrangements. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Bernard Wettemann, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

Tributes

Bernard Wettemann

January 14, 1940 - July 3, 2010