John Wempner
John Tait Wempner of Chesterfield MO, died on September 13, 2025 at the age of 93. Born on April 30th 1932 John was predeceased by his wife of almost 70 years Audrey Wempner (Hartmann). He was also predeceased by his son Joseph Tait Wempner.
He is survived by his son James Edward Wempner, and daughters Mary Paula Wegerski (Wempner) and Ann Finnegan (Wempner). John was deeply loved by and will be missed by his grandchildren Lauren Wempner her husband Will An, Tory Wegerski and her husband Geoff Morgan, Jacob Wegerski and his wife Molly, Kelsey Finnegan, Mitchell Finnegan and his wife Spencer and Hannah Finnegan. He also was fortunate enough to spend time with his great grandsons Lucas An and Henry Wegerski
John graduated from Saint Louis University. He then served as an officer in the Air Force during the Korean War. He completed a Master’s Degree from Cornell and went on to work in the Grocery Business for 40 years. He retired as a Vice President of Schnucks in 1994.
After retirement John was an active Board Member and President of the Saint Louis Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
John was a lifelong golfer who learned to golf as a young boy while working as a caddy during the summers. He eventually served on the Board of both Cherry Hills Country Club and St. Albans County Club.
John will be remembered by many as a loving husband, brother in-law, father, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather who made a difference in the lives of many.
Graveside services for all family will be held on October 17, 2025 11:00am at Bellerive Gardens Cemetery 740 N Mason Rd, St. Louis, MO 63141, phone: 314-434-3933.
A Memorial Celebration of Life for any who knew John and want to attend will be held afterward from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm at The Hilton Doubletree Hotel 16625 Swingley Ridge Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017. Phone: 636-532-5000.
John was a beautiful person, kind, smart, soft-spoken, understanding and very easy to get along with. He was a solid rock. And he was the perfect counterpart to his wife Audrey who was very lively, outgoing, cheerful, a laugh-a-minute gal at times and the life of the party. John will be greatly missed.
Thank you Max. Your kind words are appreciated. He thought a lot of you and you and Joe.
Uncle John was a great man, a real man. He was gentle and kind yet firm and strong. He was a remarkable mentor to me and didn’t even know it, if I would have told him so he would have likely just brushed it off not being one to long for the spotlight! His love and kindness and gentle power will always be remembered in my heart.
God bless you Uncle John , Jim, Mary and Ann may we never forget the lessons that he shared!
I love you all.
Uncle John was so kind.At family gatherings,he would spend time with you, he would ask about my family, showing concern for my children and grandchildren! He was a gentle, soft spoken man, very wise and interesting to share discussions. He will be missed.Mary,Jim & Ann and all family members, I am so sorry for your loss. May the memories you all share, bring you peace, during this difficult time.Cathi
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So sorry for your loss and thinking of your family at this difficult time.
John was a great Schnucks teammate, executive and a great friend. He was a true grocer. I competed against him when he was at Kroger as their chief merchant. He later joined Schnucks as Vice President of sales. He was a great mentor for some of our young executives. I considered John a friend. My condolences to his family.
Scott Schnuck
Few were as good as John at being a dad, , grandfather and great grandfather. He was kind to all.
Absolutely loved this man was a wonderful customer at my store and has such a humorous great attitude and beautiful loving family! Praying for John and all family love and prayers ! He was so loved and will always be here with us in spirit! 🙏🏻🦋❤️