Craig R. Wensler, Sr., age 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on December 8, 2020. He was born on March 11, 1947 in St. Louis, MO to Charles Wensler and Stella (Grist).
Craig is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Sharon (Matlock) and his “darling children”; Robin (Wensler) Turek, Craig Wensler, Jr., Roger Wensler, Nathan Stroup, Sr. and Tanya (Stroup) Kofron. He is also survived by his grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews, cousins, sister-in-law, brother-in-law and many friends. He was proceeded in death by his parents and his brother, Chuck.
Craig retired from BJC Healthcare after 24 years of service. He made many friends over the years and also stayed in contact with his childhood friends for over 60 years. Craig enjoyed having pool parties and you would never leave his house hungry.
Craig loved to travel and anyone that knew him, knew his love of Hawaii. If you had the privilege of going to Hawaii with him, he was always the ultimate tour guide (as long as you were proficient with u-turns) and would take you to all the known and unknown Hawaiian attractions and answer all you questions.
Craig loved animals and in lieu of flowers he would like memorial donations be made to:
Open Door Animal Sanctuary
6065 Duda Road
House Springs, MO 63051
With Craig’s love of Hawaii; he requested anyone attending his celebration to be in Hawaiian or vacation attire, please no suits or dark colors. He wants his service to be an uplifting celebration of his life, not focused on his death.
We will be celebrating Craig’s life on Saturday, December 12, 2020 from 1pm-6pm at Kutis Funeral Home located at 5255 Lemay Ferry Road There will be a private service at 6pm which will be streamed live on Kutis’s Facebook page.
Sharon,
I am so sorry to hear about Craig. I wish I could be there for the funeral. I grew up with Nathan, Tanya and the both of you.
I feel your loss.
I love you and Craig. If you need anything after this Covid is over let me know.
I’ll be down to visit.
So sad to lose yet another dear friend from BJC. Craig was always fun to be around and I can’t remember a time wh er n he wasn’t smiling his infectious smile! He will be greatly missed by his many friends st BJC.
Sharon so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.
Sharon,
Sorry for your loss, I know he will be missed dearly. He was a blessing for our family as well as yours. Mom wants you to know that you are in our prayers and she will miss him. Rest In Peace (Uncle) Craig!
Dear Sharon & Family, may you find comfort & strength from your many friends & from each other. The many memories will bring you joy down the road.
Sharon – My best to you and the family.As you know Craig and I worked together a lot here and there and always had fun. Some of my memories I laugh at now we’re of us trying to understand what we were doing something stupid. But we were told to do it.
He will be missed, my best to you and the kids.
Gator
Bill and I are so sorry to hear about your Dad…know he is at peace. I hope you can find peace in that. Hugs to you and the family. Love you Robin, wish I could be there.
Sharon, I am so saddened to hear the passing of Craig! Love and prayers for you and your family.
Bob and Lisa Lewis.
Sharon,
I am so sad to hear about Craig.
You are in my thoughts and prayers
Sharon and the entire Wensler/Matlock family. Craig was one of the most genuine human beings I have ever met. So open and caring and welling to share. The times I spent with the family at the Wensler home in Barnhart will be forever cherished; warm, cozy and plenty of good food. My love to all of you.
Robin,
My deepest sympathy to you and your family. May your Dad rest in peace.
Love to you….
Sharon,
Greg and I were so sorry to hear about Craig, he was such a great person. I enjoyed my time working with him at BJC for all those years!
You are in my prayers.
Sharon I am so sorry for the loss of your dear husband. I know you will be able to get through this with the strong fortitude that you possess. You are a Matlock and a Kinsey and they have always been strong willed in life. Love you cousin. Thinking of you and yours today.
Sharon,
So sorry to hear about Craig. He was a great guy. Remember all the conversations we had during the time he was over the BJC disaster recoveries and the Hot Dog days you guys did.
Mike and Brenda McNamara
Sharon
Sorry to hear about Craig. I really enjoyed working with him. You & your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.