Placidus Henry “PH” Wick
Posted By Ballard Sunder Funeral Home On April 23, 2021 @ 4:18 pm In 2021,Obituaries | 16 Comments
Placidus Henry “PH” Wick, entered eternal life on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Ridgeview Medical Center, in Waconia, MN.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 30 at 11 am, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 313 Second Street East, Jordan. Guests may arrive after 10:30 am. Guest will immediately be seated or may join by visiting sjbjordan.org and clicking on the live stream tab. Father Neil Bakker will preside. The Jordan Vets Honor Guard will provide military honors. PH will be laid to rest at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorials are preferred and will be distributed in his memory, by the family.
Lawrence and Annie (VonBank) Wick announced the birth of PH on February 4, 1933, born on the family farm in Sand Creek Township. Named after Saint Placidus, he was the oldest of four sons. PH attended St. Joseph’s Catholic School through the eighth grade. He then returned to the farm to assist his parents and other area farmers. He enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served his country. He was a member of the New Prague American Legion.
After the service, PH followed in his parent’s footsteps and purchased a farm in the St. Joe area. A year later, he married Annella “Nellie” Pauline Hennen, on May 3, 1958 at St. Mary of the Purification in Marystown, MN. It was on this farm, they raised 2 sons, Jeff and Vern and 4 daughters, Annette, Lu, Laur and Colleen. Together, the family worked hard on the farm. PH and Nellie instilled a strong work ethic and strong Catholic faith in their children. When time allowed, he and Nellie enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling, dancing, playing cards, and bowling in their younger years. After PH and Nellie retired from the farm, they enjoyed time spent at their cabin, playing cards and bus tours with friends.
PH was gifted and creative, he loved to tinker and could fix or make anything. He was devoted and active in his faith, especially to praying the rosary, daily mass and his devotion hour. PH’s biggest passion was his family and enjoyed being a grandpa and great grandpa. The grandchildren and great grandchildren brought PH so much joy.
PH greeted you with a big smile, a great sense of humor and a lot of one-liners. He was strong, compassionate, and loving. PH was hardworking, ambitious and the first one to lend a helping hand. Now his legacy lives on in sons, Jeff (Mary) Wick, Vern (Becky) Wick; daughters, Annette (Steve) Chlan, Lu (John) Tupy, Laur (Fritz) Smisek, Colleen (Dean) Bergerson; 22 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; brothers, Leon (Katie) Wick, Julian (Rochelle) Wick; other relatives and friends.
Welcoming him home is his beloved wife, Nellie; parents, Lawrence and Annie Wick; and brother, Vernon Wick.
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My sympathy to the Wick family, sorry to hear of your father’s passing. Prayers for all
our condolence to your family
Our sympathy and prayers for God’s comfort to Vern and Becky and the entire Wick clan.
Myself and Kathy are so sorry to hear of your loss, he was such a great guy. He was a wonderful person to have as a neighbor.
Our deepest sympathy to your family.
Our deepest sympathy to PH’s family.
Our sympathy to the Wick family. We had such a nice visit with Placidus last summer. Wonderful memories.
Our deepest condolences to your family.
Sympathies to the entire Wick family. Sending thoughts and prayers to all.
Our thoughts are certainly with you; he was a great neighbor and friend of our family. Our Dad always looked up to him for farming advice and for that and his quiet smile we will remember him always. There are a lot of great memories of late night (early morning) cards, baling hay and just simple neighborly visits.
My sympathy to your family.
Annette, Jeff, Lu, Laur, Vern & Colleen, we send our deepest condolences to you, your spouses and families! PH was one of a kind & will be greatly missed by all those fortunate enough to know and love him. I have no doubt he & your mom are enjoying a polka in heaven, and undoubtedly there’s some Sheepshead being played! May he rest in peace!
With much love to all of you during this difficult time ~
Kenny & Sara Zweber Family
My sympathies to the family.
My condolences to the family.
I have many great memories of playing cards with Placidus.
My sincere condolences to the family. Vern I will never forget
that you came to my Dad’s funeral, I am so sorry that I am just now
seeing your Dad’s passing. Keep all of your memories close to
your heart.
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