Obit: Polzin, Ervin Albert (1915 - 2009)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Polzin, Sherbinski 
 

----Source: Clark County Press  (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) August 19, 2009 
 

Polzin, Ervin Albert (26 August 1915 - 13 August 2009) With Flag 
 

Ervin Albert Polzin, 93 Town of Hewett, Neillsville, passed away peacefully Aug. 13, 2009, at his home. 
 

Ervin was born Aug. 26, 1915, in Oshkosh, the 13^th child of Ludwig and Ida (Sherbinski) Polzin.  He was raised and educated in the Neillsville area and confirmed at the St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Neillsville. From 1942 to 1946 he served his country in the Army stationed in the Philippines.  For many years, Ervin was a migrant farm worker employed in a variety of positions throughout the United States.  In 1983, upon his retirement, he returned to Neillsville and resided on the farm of his brother, Alvin Polzin, until the time of his death. 
 

Ervin was preceded in death by his parents; all his siblings.  He is survived by many loving nieces and nephews. 
 

Cremation services are being handled by the Eau Claire Area Chapel in Altoona. Burial and a memorial service are being planned for early October at the Columbia Cemetery, Town of Hewett.