Wendy Reinemann (nee Bartel) went to Heaven on August 28, 2023, and is in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She leaves behind her husband of nearly 38 years, Mark Reinemann, her three beloved parrots, Bennie, Billy, and Bobby, her brother Brett Bartel and his family, her God daughter Lilly Bartel and hundreds of friends she made through golf and groups that rescue parrots. She has joyfully rejoined friends and family who have gone to Heaven before her.
Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM with the Funeral service following at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, September 5th at Boles Funeral Home in Southern Pines, NC with burial to follow on Wednesday, 10 AM September 6th at Pinelawn Memorial Park. Officiating at both the funeral and the burial will be Pastor Nathan Strutz from Tree of Life Lutheran Church in Cary, NC where Mark and Wendy regularly attend services.
There will also be a Celebration of Life to remember Wendy in the Milwaukee, WI area in the Fall. Details will follow.
Wendy embraced life with laughter, a love for travel and enjoying new experiences. She was an excellent cook, something she enjoyed immensely. As was so like her, she took up golf while she was dating Mark back in the 1980’s without telling him. Mark discovered golf clubs in the trunk of her car and learned she had bought clubs and was taking lessons so she could spend time with him on the golf course. Ultimately, Wendy became a Women’s Club Champion at both Westmoor Country Club and Blue Mound Golf & Country Club in WI. Wendy and Mark had a lifetime of golf and travel, moving from Wisconsin to Pinehurst where they settled at The Country Club of North Carolina. Wendy became knowledgeable about the Rules of Golf, became a certified rules official and was a member of the Rules Committee at various USGA and ACC Championships. She was a Vice Chair for the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles in 2022 and was taking a similar role for the U.S. Open coming to Pinehurst in 2024.
Wendy had a special love for birds with Mark. While in Wisconsin, they would take many afternoon walks in the Wehr Nature Center where they would see, identify, and photograph birds. This love of birdwatching continued in North Carolina where Wendy and Mark would make lists of all the birds they saw in their yard and feed them diligently. Their life was enhanced when, in January 1999, they bought their first pet bird, Bogey. Bogey led to Buddy, then Blondie, then Billy, then Bennie, then Bobby. Wendy loved all her birds and spent many hours caring for them, feeding them, making sure they got their medicine, finding new foods they would like, and getting new toys they would enjoy. Three remain – Bennie, Billy, and Bobby. Wendy had a special relationship with her Congo African Grey parrot, Bennie. Since Wendy’s passing Bennie has been expressing her feelings of loss. Bennie has quite a vocabulary, and many of her vocalizations are in Wendy’s voice; both heart-warming and heart-breaking to hear.
Finally, there is her love for Mark. They were as close as a couple can be. They did everything together and they enjoyed each other’s company immensely. They had a deep and abiding love for each other with the foundation being their Christianity and love for their Savior. Someday they will be together in Heaven.
If you wish to send a memorial, please consider Tree of Life Lutheran Church in Cary 1155 Executive Circle, Cary, NC 27511; or, the Reinemann Family Scholarship at the Wisconsin Lutheran High School Foundation, 330 Glenview Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53213; or, St. Marcus Lutheran Church, 2215 N. Palmer St., Milwaukee, WI, 53212.
Online condolences may be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com.
Service arrangements have been entrusted to Boles Funeral Home.
