Ron "Eric" Wendt left this life to be with the Lord on October 9, 2013.  Ron was born to Raymond and Marie Wendt on December 26, 1938 in Milwaukee, WI.  After high school Ron joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Germany as a mechanical supply aide, and later transferred to Duluth where he was united in marriage to Shirley.  He was honorably discharged from the service in August of 1959.  He then became an employee of Duluth City Water & Gas Company.  In 1965 he divorced and returned to Milwaukee where he attended the Milwaukee Area Technical College and received an Associate's Degree in Business Administration Management, which he used to start his career as owner of Eric's Catch 22 Club in Milwaukee.   In 1997 he retired and moved to Brookings, OR.  In January of 2000 after a one year tour of the U.S. he bought a home and settled in Inverness, FL, until returning to Duluth in September of 2012 where he resided in Edgewood Vista Assisted Living until his death. Ron was preceded in death by his beloved grand-daughter Jaymi Marie Wendt, mother Mary Burke, brothers Raymond Wendt Jr. and Donald Burke. Ron is survived by his son Randy (Jodi) Wendt, daughters Wendy Minotte and Wanda Pearcy, brothers Kenneth (Patti) Wendt of Watersmeet, MI, Dale Burke (Rod) of Seattle, WA, sister Clarice Zubke of Saukville, WI, ten grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the staff at Edgewood Vista for the wonderful care Ron received. Visitation will be held on Wednesday October 16, 2013 in Sunrise Funeral Home from Noon until the 1:00PM Memorial Service.  Arrangements by Sunrise Funeral Home.  Military Honors will be accorded by the Duluth Honor Guard.  To leave an online condolence see: www.sunrisefuneralhomeandcemetery.com