Obituary WASHINGTONa"Frederick "Pete" Wiese, 86, of Washington died at 11:34 AM on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Born on March 9, 1924 to Henry and Mary Spillman Wiese, he married Helen Brecklin on June 11, 1950 in Washington, IL. She preceded him in death on August 22, 2004 in East Peoria. Surviving are his son, Randy (Shari) Wiese of Morton and his daughter, Jane (Gary) Provenzano also of Morton; 3 grandchildren, Timothy, Brett and Katie Wiese, and 2 great grandchildren, Cody and Hunter Wiese; and 2 brothers, Robert Wiese of Washington and John Wiese of Texas. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Raymond and Richard Wiese. Pete was a US Army veteran. He entered the battlefront at Anzio, Italy in January, 1944 at age 19. He was later captured and held in Italy and Germany until liberated in April, 1945. Pete retired from Caterpillar, Inc. where he worked in Construction as a Mill Wright. Previously, he had worked as a carpenter for several builders and helped build many homes in Washington. He was a member of the VFW Walker-Danforth Post 9016 in Washington as well as the American Legion Post 100 in Washington, and the Ex-POW Association and 78th Infantry Division Association. He had been an officer with each organization. A visitation will be held from 1-2 PM at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington immediately followed by a "Remembrance of Pete" gathering at 2 PM, where family and friends are invited to share their stories and memories of him. Burial will be at Glendale Cemetery in Washington where military rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to the VFW Walker-Danforth Post 9016 in Washington. Pete's memorial website will be available online at www.deitersfuneralhome.com, where condolences may be made to the family.