With his first wife, Sarah (Crumbling) Ransom, he had two sons, Jeff and Brad, both of New York City, NY. With his second wife, Nancy Good, he had a daughter, Joanna, of Medford, MA. He had one granddaughter, Kira Webb-Craig, of West Palm Beach, FL. All survive him.
Wendell is also survived by four siblings, Connie (Gary) Tiffany of Hudson, NC, Jim (Connie) of Towanda, PA, Ben (Donna) of Herrickville, PA, and Laurie Madsen of Bethlehem, PA.