Obit: Ehlert, Leland E. #2 (1920 - 2012)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt

Email: bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Ehlert, Smith, Thwing

----Source: The Tribune - Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 4/4/2012

Ehlert, Leland "Lee" E. (2 OCT 1920- 2 APR 2012)

Leland "Lee" E. Ehlert, age 91, of Abbotsford, passed away Monday, April 2, 2012, at Pine Ridge Assisted Living in Colby.

A memorial service will be held at the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at 11:00 AM. A visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow the service at the Greenwood City Cemetery.

Leland Everet Ehlert was born October 2, 1920, to Albert and Bernice (Thwing) Ehlert in the Town of Beaver. He received his education at Latart Grade School. After grade school, he worked as a hired-man on a farm. He was drafted in Aug. 1942, in the U.S. Army Coastal Artillery of WWII and was released on November 4, 1945 (on his mother’s birthday).

He then bought a farm near Curtiss, and farmed until he developed "Farmer’s Lung" and was forced to quit. Leland worked for a few plants until he bought a home in Marshfield and worked in the laundry room at St. Joseph’s Hospital until his retirement. He then sold his Marshfield home and bought a home in Abbotsford where he took his parents with him to live. He sold that home and on Nov 20, 2008, he went to Pine Ridge Assisted Living, Colby.

Leland is survived by his brother, Clyde (Rosina) Ehlert of West Bend; five nieces, and four nephews.

Leland is preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Genevieve (Fred) Smith; and brother and sister at birth, Dale Ehlert and Mary Jane Ehlert.

The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Social Security Record

Leland E. Ehlert
Birth Date: 2 October 1920
Social Security Number:
State: Railroad Board
Event Date: 2 April 2012
Age: 92

Military Service

Leland E Ehlert
Name (Original): EHLERT LELAND E
Event Date: 14 Aug 1942
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1920
Birthplace: WISCONSIN
Education Level: Grammar school
Civilian Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 36257039