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Notable Births & Deaths for Wentzville ...
Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Wentzville. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.
- Chuck Berry
- Born: Charles Edward Anderson Berry
- Singer, songwriter, guitarist, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. He was born in Saint Louis (MO) on October 18, 1926 (a Monday) and died in Wentzville on March 18, 2017 (a Saturday) at the age of 90.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Chuck Berry<1>
- Buddy Blattner
- Full name: Robert Garnett Blattner
- Major League Baseball, sportscaster. He was born in Saint Louis (MO) on February 8, 1920 (a Sunday) and died in Chesterfield (MO) on September 4, 2009 (a Friday) at the age of 89.
- Chesterfield is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast of Wentzville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Buddy Blattner<1>
- Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori
- Biochemist and Nobel prize recipient. She was born in Prague (Czech Republic) on August 15, 1896 (a Saturday) and died in Glendale (MO) on October 26, 1957 (a Saturday) at the age of 61. She is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery (Saint Louis City, Missouri).
- Glendale is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast of Wentzville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori<1>
- Elizabeth Flournoy
- Marianne Craig Moore
- Poet, author, editor. She was born in Kirkwood (MO) on November 15, 1887 (a Tueday) and died in New York (NY) on February 5, 1972 (a Saturday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Evergreen Cemetery (Adams County, Pennsylvania).
- Kirkwood is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast of Wentzville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Marianne Craig Moore<1>
- Donald Frederick 'Don' Mueller
- Cal Neeman
- Full name: Calvin Amends Neeman
- Major League Baseball. He was born in Valmeyer (IL) on February 18, 1929 (a Monday) and died in Lake Saint Louis (MO) on October 1, 2015 (a Thursday) at the age of 86.
- Lake Saint Louis is located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast of Wentzville.
- Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cal Neeman<1>
- Hubert S. 'Shucks' Pruett
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wentzville: www.wentzvillemo.org/ The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/ The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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