Dewitt Joseph Wichmann
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Dewitt J. Wichmann, 95, of April Sound died Sunday, July 14, 2024. He was born July 23, 1928, in Telluride, Colo. He was preceded in death by Elizabeth Ann Rynd Wichmann, his loving wife of 38 years and the mother of their four children. Also, by his mother and father, Dorothy and Lothar Wichmann; and his brothers, Paul and Lothar; and sister, Barbara.
He is survived by his wife, Georgia; his daughter, Kay Corporron, her husband Randy, their children, Kristin and Craig Carlson, Ryan and Sabrina Corporron; his son, Eric Wichmann, his wife, Pamela Curran Wichmann, their sons, Travis and Justin; his son, Stephen Wichmann, his wife, Susan Ritter Wichmann, their children, Andrew and Allison Wichmann, Megan and Bradford; and his daughter, Carolyn Bellis, her husband, Angelo, and their children, Nicholas and Cara Townsell. Also surviving are two sisters, Dorothy Maas of Lodi, Calif., and Sue McCullough of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; his sisters-in-law, Marge Wichmann of the Woodlands and Kitty Inman of Houston. Also left to treasure his memory are Georgia's daughters, Christie Valois and Stacie Smith; and numerous nieces; and nephews; and great-grandchildren, Annie Carlson, Chloe and Madelyn Corporron, Reagan and McKinley Wichmann, Cooper and Oliver Townsell.
A visitation for Dewitt will be held Monday, July 22, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Metcalf Funeral Directors, 1801 East White Oak Terrace, Conroe, with a rosary at 6:00 p.m. A funeral Mass will occur Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 109 North Frazier St., Conroe, Texas 77301. Private family Interment will be at Houston National Cemetery.
Dewitt graduated from Texas A&M in January 1952, was awarded a commission in the US Air Force at that time and then spent the next 20 years in the service of his country and retired a Lt. Colonel in August 1972.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to a Veterans charity of your choice in his name.