Obit: Messer, Ernest A. (1935 –
2020)
Transcriber:
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Messer, Sauter, Ably, Endreas, Meyer
Source: Tribune/Record/Gleaner (Abbotsford, WI) 01 Apr 2010
Messer, Ernest A. (6 MAY 1935 – 24 MAR 2020)
Ernest A. Messer, 84, Beloit, formerly of Spencer, passed away on Tuesday, March
24, 2020, at Beloit Memorial Hospital. Private family services were held. Music
during the service was provided by “Joey Banana and his bunch … a band with a
peel.”
Ernest was born on May 6, 1935, in Unity, Marathon County, to Alvah E. Messer
and Agnes R. (nee Sauter) Messer. They moved to Spencer in 1939, where he
attended Spencer Grade School and High School. Ernie went to work at Roddis
Plywood in Marshfield. He joined the U.S. Army in 1956 and spent 18 months in
Germany. He was discharged from the Army in 1958, and then went to the Eau
Claire Barber School. After graduation, he barbered at Austin’s Barber Shop in
Beloit until 1977. He was the only left-handed barber in Beloit. In 1977, he
went to work at United Industries on Beloit’s east side. He worked in the
receiving department for 20 years until retiring on June 1, 1997.
He married Donna Ably in Marshfield in 1960. They had three children Jeffrey,
Jennifer, and Jerold. Ernie loved visiting with people. He liked polka music,
Fords, NASCAR racing, a cup of coffee and piece of pie. He and his wife enjoyed
biking the trails around Wisconsin and Minnesota, and driving their Ford on day
trips to Monroe. They attended many polka dances and were excellent dance
partners. He was a loving husband, father, grandpa and friend. He will be missed
by all.
Ernie is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Donna; their children: Jeffrey
(Lisa) and their two children Matthew and Morgan of Edgerton, Jennifer (Dean) of
Tequesta, Fla., and Jerold (Paula) of Appleton; two sisters: Mary (Robert)
Endreas of Spencer, and Audrey Meyer of Marshfield; and a brother-in- law,
Charles (Carrie) Ably of Holcombe.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws; and a brother-in-law, Herb
Meyer.
Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, 2355 Cranston Rd.,
Beloit, assisted the family.
Memorials may be given in Ernest’s name to the Beloit Boys & Girls Club.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at
www.daleymurphywisch.com.
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