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June Wendel ’45

June Herzog Wendel ’45, December 7, 2000, in Palo Alto, California. After graduation, she married James Wendel ’43 and in 1955 they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan when he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan. In Ann Arbor, she founded and co-owned The Wild Weft, a weaving shop, and she was active in the arts there. During this time, she was also a homemaker, raising their six children. They retired to Palo Alto in 1986, where she volunteered at the Palo Alto Art Center and was active in the American Association of University Women. Survivors include her husband, three sons, three daughters, a brother, a sister, and 12 grandchildren. The family suggests remembrances to Reed College.

Appeared in Reed magazine: May 2001

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