1967
Derek
2015
Derek Wehner
April 3, 1967 — August 11, 2015
Derek Alan Wehner passed away August 11th, 2015, at the Valley Inn where he lived the last four months of his life. He was 48.
He was born April 3rd, 1967 in Toledo, Ohio to Leo (Pete) and Carol Wehner. They moved to Durango in 1971. Derek graduated from Durango High School and obtained his Associate Degree in Criminal Justice in 1989. He married Tracy Bentz on May 17th, 1996. The marriage later ended in divorce.
Derek began working as a Sheriff's Deputy for La Plata County in 1996. He continued his career there until his medical disability retirement due to M.S. in August 2004. He was a volunteer in the Rafter J Fire District and the Upper Pine District. He was active in the Faith.
He is survived by a son John Wehner, 18; a daughter, Willow Wehner, 12; a setep-son, Riki Tsethlikai, 24, ex-wife Tracy Brown; parents Leo and Carol Wehner; a brother, Craig Wehner; grandmother, Marguerite Gould; all of Bayfield & Durango, CO.
Derek's love of his faith and children carried him through his more than twelve years of battling multiple sclerosis. Dereke requested there be no services and that his ashes be placed at a favorite place. Memorial contributions for Derek Wehner may be made to La Plata County Humane Society, 1111 S. Camino del Rio, Durango, CO 81303.
He was born April 3rd, 1967 in Toledo, Ohio to Leo (Pete) and Carol Wehner. They moved to Durango in 1971. Derek graduated from Durango High School and obtained his Associate Degree in Criminal Justice in 1989. He married Tracy Bentz on May 17th, 1996. The marriage later ended in divorce.
Derek began working as a Sheriff's Deputy for La Plata County in 1996. He continued his career there until his medical disability retirement due to M.S. in August 2004. He was a volunteer in the Rafter J Fire District and the Upper Pine District. He was active in the Faith.
He is survived by a son John Wehner, 18; a daughter, Willow Wehner, 12; a setep-son, Riki Tsethlikai, 24, ex-wife Tracy Brown; parents Leo and Carol Wehner; a brother, Craig Wehner; grandmother, Marguerite Gould; all of Bayfield & Durango, CO.
Derek's love of his faith and children carried him through his more than twelve years of battling multiple sclerosis. Dereke requested there be no services and that his ashes be placed at a favorite place. Memorial contributions for Derek Wehner may be made to La Plata County Humane Society, 1111 S. Camino del Rio, Durango, CO 81303.
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