Mr. Louis F. Wengenroth IV Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Louis F. Wengenroth IV was born on August 2, 1947, in Goshen, N.Y. The son of Louis Frederick Wengenroth III and Martha Krzyzczuk Wengenroth, he was predeceased by both. He is survived by his sister, Veronica M. Wengenroth, born in 1950 and married to David Ruppert. Their children are Elizabeth Susan Goodermote, David Ruppert Jr., and Douglas Ruppert, who have 6 grandchildren among them. He is survived by his brother Karl J Wengenroth, born in 1954, whose children are Holly Donna Wengenroth - Mealer, Mary Teresa Olivero, Margaret Mary Bilodeau, Monica Christine Martinez, and Karl Michael Wengenroth, who have 17 grandchildren among them. Louis was educated at St. Joseph's Elementary School, Middletown High School, Orange County Community College and SUNY Plattsburgh. He was a math teacher. His teaching posts included St. Stephen - St. Edwards in Warwick, N.Y., Whitehall Junior High School in upstate N.Y. Cape Hatteras High School, in North Carolina and Edenton-Chowan Schools in North Carolina. He did graduate work in Math at East Carolina University, after which he taught at SUNY Orange. He taught, also, at John S. Burke High School, for 29 1/2 years. At Burke, he taught all levels of math including Calculus and Physics. He earned his Master’s Degree in Mathematics Education from City College of New York. From his earliest childhood, his grandmother Susan Wengenroth taught him to draw trains. She used terms like rectangle, circle, triangle, and trapezoid as she drew the train cars. From these early memories, a love of art and math grew. Louis began to paint in 1964 and did over 1000 paintings. Most were given away. He wanted to make people happy and share the beauty of this world as he saw it. When he realized he was dying, he gave many away to students, family, and friends. Louis was raised as a Roman Catholic from Birth/Baptism. He firmly believed in God, in an afterlife and that God's will be done. He made Confession, was given the Anointing of the Sick, prayed always, and passed away peacefully at home with his family.

Mr. Louis F. Wengenroth IV

August 2, 1947 - January 17, 2019

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Mr. Louis F. Wengenroth IV

August 2, 1947 - January 17, 2019

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