Floyd and Patricia (St. Clair) Werntz, Jr., ages 91 and 90, respectively, of Cassopolis, passed away on the same Sunday morning, July 26, 2015 in their home on Diamond Lake in Cassopolis. They began their married life together over 69 years earlier, on May 25, 1945, on the same Diamond Lake where their lives together ended.

Floyd was born December 18, 1923 in South Bend, Indiana to Floyd, Sr. of South Bend and Bess (Norton) Wertz of Michigan. He was a passionate businessman and, with the help of his sons, Robert and Patrick, he built Werntz Supply into a major window, door and building hardware supplier that his sons continue to run today, after 92 years of business.

Pat was born June 13, 1925 in South Bend, Indiana to Lester and Ruby (Hinds) St. Clair of Indiana. She was also a pillar of the family business, Werntz Supply, for decades.

For many years, Floyd and Patricia lived in South Bend, where they raised their three sons. They were active parents, traveling with their sons, teaching them to sail and ski and encouraging their cowboy dreams. The couple gladly moved back to Diamond Lake in 1975 where they retired in 2013.

Floyd and Pat will be greatly missed by family and friends. They are survived by their three sons: John (Jean) Werntz of Granger, Robert (Shannon) Werntz and Patrick (Cynthia) Werntz of South Bend; nine grandchildren: Ehren (Jenifer) Werntz, Hannah (Andrea) Carignani, Robert and Thomas Werntz, Joanna (Dominick) Chase, Samantha, Ryan (Megan), Allyson and Cary Werntz; and five great-grandchildren: Oliver and Andrew Werntz, Corrado Carignani, Dylan and Dorr Werntz.

Family and friends will gather Sept. 13, 2015 from noon until 3 p.m. in the Diamond Lake Yacht Club, 21324 Shore Acres Road, Cassopolis, Michigan 49031.

The family prefers memorial contributions be made in either Floyd’s name to the Wounded Warrior Project, Post Office Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675, or, in Pat’s name to the Alzhiemer’s Association, Southwest Regional Office, 350 East Michigan Avenue, Suite 20, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Connelly Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, Cassopolis. Please share a memory or a message online: wagnercares.com.