INGALLS – Charles "Butch" Wendel, 87, died Friday, February 2, 2024 at St. Catherine's of Dodge City.

He was born December 5, 1936 in Gray County, Kansas the son of Martin and Melva (Batman) Wendel.  He was a graduate of Ingalls High School and served in the United States Army.  He was a lifetime Gray County farmer.  After retiring from farming he mowed several years for the Gray County Road Department.

He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Ingalls.  He enjoyed jigsaw puzzles and going to the casino.

Survivors include: his son, Sean Wendel and wife Beverly, Ingalls; 2 daughters, Cathy Eddy and husband Todd, Wright and Tina Bruner, Lawrence, Kansas; 8 grandchildren, Eric Wendel and wife Katie, Nathan Wendel and wife Casey, Rebecca Good and husband Tyson, Marty Wendel and wife Alyssa, Elizabeth Kester and husband Clayton, Katlen Downey and husband Shawn, Megan Hanson and husband Kody and Jordan Clifford; 12 great grandchildren; a brother, LeRoy Wendel, Cimarron; and a sister, Alice Marie Scott, Cimarron.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Don Wendel; 2 sisters, Maggie Schiffner and Inez Thomas and a great grandson, Roston Hanson.

Vigil service will be at 7:00 pm, February 23, 2024 at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.  Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am, February 24, 2024 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dodge City.  Inurnment will follow in Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City, with full military rites by KSARNG and SWKS Veterans Funeral Honor Guard.  There will be no public visitation, cremation has taken place.  Friends may sign the register from noon to 7:00 pm, February 23, 2024 at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.

The family suggests memorials to Manor of the Plains in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.