"Al, was always a treasure to work with. Not only was he a good friend ,he was also a great co-worker. "
In loving memory of
Albert A. Wery
June 16, 1935 - August 5, 2017
Albert A. Wery, age 82, of Green Bay, passed away peacefully at home onto his eternal rest on Saturday, August 5, 2017. He was born in Duval, WI, on June 16, 1935, as the only son of the late George and Doris (DeBeck) Wery. Al was a graduate of Central High School and had recently attended monthly breakfast meetings with his classmates. He also proudly served two years in the United States Army before working for Schreiber Foods for 44 years.
On July 4, 1956, Al and Jolene (Patterson) were united in marriage and together they shared 61 years. He and Jolene enjoyed traveling all over the state of Wisconsin driving in their Buick LeSabre, on which they racked up over 365,000 miles.
Al's favorite hobbies were smoking fish, gardening, and woodworking. He contributed his talents at St. Matthew's Parish in Allouez for many years and he will be missed by many friends from the parish. Fr. Bob refers to Al as "Mr. Fixit".
Al is survived by his wife, Jolene; daughter, Amy (Paul) Latus; their children, Kirk Latus and Kayla (Patrick) Kennedy; daughter, Lorrie (Steve) Mikulsky; their children, Heidi (Corey) Brey, (great-grandson, Bradley and twins on the way), Jessica (Matt) Keehan, (great-granddaughters, Cadence and Cora, along with another one on the way), and Brooke Neta, (great-grandson, Austin); son, Richard (Amy Anderson) Wery; and their children, Cassie, David, and Brandon Wery. He will also be dearly missed by his life-long childhood friends, Marv and Jan Delvaux.
In addition to his parents, Al is preceded in death by his first newborn daughter, Amy Jaret Wery.
Family and friends may call on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church, 130 St. Matthew's St., from 10:00 a.m. to the time of Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. Father Bob Kabat will be officiating the mass. Military Honors will follow. Burial will be in Allouez Catholic Cemetery. Al's family wishes to extend a special thank you to the wonderful neighbors, Dave and Lori Bergner and Bruce Hanson, for caring and supporting Al and Jolene so much!
Tributes
"So sorry about the passing of Al, I remember him the most at Schreibers when he worked with Gerry.Also thanks again for all the smoked fish Al and Jolene brought to our house. So good!!!!!"
"God bless you for sharing Al as a volunteer at Father Allouez School -St. Matthew Campus! We loved seeing his smiling face and truly appreciate the hard work he did for us. He will be missed! Rest In Peace Al - I am positive God greeted you with a big thank for being such a faithful servant!"
"My sincere condolence and deepest sympathy. May the God of comfort be with the family during this sorrowful time. Ps God is our refuge and strength, a help that is readily found in times of distress."
"To Jolene and rest of the Wery Family. Please know you are all in my thoughts and prayers. I am so grateful we have been able too re-connect so many times during this last year. You are all a very big part of my childhood memories. Al gave all of us children much needed advice and support during that time and Will be missed greatly. Jamie"
"To the Wery family, We were so sorry to here of Al's death. He was a wonderful man. He always made our soccer games fun. May he Rest In Peace. Our prayers and condolences are with you all Kristine Stencil-Johnson Erin Johnson. "