Obit: Ludwig, Eric M. (1989 - 2011)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Kopp, Leffel, Ludwig

----Source: The Record - Review (Abbotsford, WI) 11/12/2011

Ludwig, Eric M. (7 MAY 1989 - 3 NOV 2011)

Eric M. Ludwig, 22, Stratford, died unexpectedly November 3, 2011.

A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Hope Lutheran Church, Edgar. A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, November 7, 2011 at Hope Lutheran Church, and again on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Burial will follow the service at the Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Eric was born May 7, 1989 to Gary and Pam (Leffel) Ludwig in Prairie du Chien.

He graduated from Stratford High School in 2007. He then graduated from the National Hardwood Lumber Association Grading School in Memphis, TN. Eric worked side by side with his father, for the family business, L&N Hardwoods, in Shawano, as a Plant Manager and Lumber Inspector.

Eric enjoyed the outdoors: hunting and fishing, and playing sports: softball, basketball, dartball, golfing, and beer pong. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.

Eric is lovingly survived by his parents, Gary and Pam Ludwig of Stratford, his brother, Joshua Ludwig of Stratford, and sister, Rachel Ludwig of Stratford, his grandparents: Duane and Connie Ludwig of Colby and Darrel and Cheryl Leffel of Stratford, and his great grandmothers: Rosie Kopp of Curtiss, and Orleata Leffel of Stratford.

The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home of Abbotsford is assisting the family with arrangements. Friends may send online condolences to www.maurinaschillingfuneralhome.com.