Gerard Wedig

Gerard E. Wedig, 65, of Belmont, Wisconsin, passed away suddenly from a heart attack on Monday, May 10, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Belmont. Father Michael Tarigopula will officiate. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Belmont. Friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 14, 2021 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, or from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the mass on Saturday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Gerard Wedig Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.melbyfh.com.

Gerard was born on February 14, 1956, in Cuba City, Wisconsin, the son of Wallace and Sylvia (Kieler) Wedig. He was united in marriage to Beverly Kowalski on June 10, 1978. He graduated from Belmont High School in 1974 and Southwest Tech, with an ag mechanic degree, in 1976. He worked as a mechanic until 1979, as a farmer until 1999, and spent the last 21 years as a mechanic for Steinhart's Farm Service. In his free time he enjoyed playing cards, fishing, reading westerns, working on small engines, but most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his grand kids.

Gerard is survived by his wife, Bev, and their four children, Brenda (Matthew) Peterson, Trisha Wedig, John (Shirley Clifford) Wedig, Kayla (James) Wheeler; and eight grandchildren, Kenzingtyn, Emersyn, Breckyn & Holden Peterson, Greyden Wedig & Dawsyn Graser, and Hayden & Ainsley Wheeler. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters, Pat (Mary) Wedig, Mary Therese (Ron) Muller, Paul (Jane) Wedig, Jane (Jim) Pickel, Sue (Dan) Baert; sisters-in-law, Karen (Steve) Loeschen, Donna (Al) Junk, Joyce (Mark) Anderson; brother-in-law Ron (Cheryl) Kowalski; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; in-laws, Victor and Doris Kowalski; brother, John Wedig; brother-in-law, Jack Knebel; niece, Carla Knebel; and nephew, Daniel Baert.