Watson Weinberg, 72

Watson Wilbur Weinberg, age 72, of Mendon, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 at the Froh Community Home in Sturgis where he had resided the past month. He was born in Vicksburg, MI on April 2, 1942 the son of Wilbur W. and Ruth (Lyons) Weinberg and was a lifetime resident of the Vicksburg-Mendon area. He graduated from Vicksburg High School and had worked as a welder at several area farms and factories. Watson loved to farm and restore old tractors
Watson is survived by his mother, Ruth Weinberg of Mendon; 12 children, Ginger (Cary) Fryling of Vicksburg, Wilbur Weinberg of Mendon, Tony Weinberg of Mendon, Jay (Karen) Weinberg of Vicksburg, Tim (Debbie) Weinberg of Charlestown, IN, Candy Lang of Chandler, AZ, Scottie (Shannon) Weinberg of Sturgis, Jessica Vanderpool of Sturgis, Wes Weinberg of South Bend, Les (Shawna)Weinberg of Middlebury, Michelle Anderson of Constantine, and Billy (Shannon) King of Portage; 27 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father; and a step-son, Scott King.
In keeping with his wishes, cremation has been conducted. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday Dec. 6, 2014 at the Moorepark Community Church, 55701 Wilbur Rd., Three Rivers with Pastor Ken Miller officiating. Condolences may be left for the family at www.eickhofffuneralhome.com