ADDRESS: Aspirus Care & Rehab, Medford
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 8:00 AM on Monday, December 3 at Aspirus Care & Rehab, Medford where she had resided for the past 5 years
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 8 at First Baptist Church, Medford
OFFICIATING: Pastor Brian Wipf
INTERMENT: Interment of her cremated remains will take place at a later date in Meadowbrook Cemetery, Gilman
VISITATION: First Baptist Church, Medford from 9 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Saturday, December 8
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: February 3, 1923 at Durango, Iowa
EDUCATION: Bellinger School, Town of Taft
MARRIAGE: 1st: September 8, 1942 at Santa Anna, CA to George H. Ehlert and they were later divorced; 2nd: October 11, 1988 at First Baptist Church, Medford to Orie A. Krohn and he preceded her in death May 9, 2010
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: After her education, she helped on the family farm and later worked as a nanny in the Chicago area. After her 1st marriage, she worked for an airplane manufacturer in California. They returned to the Town of Taft where they farmed and she worked full time as a housewife & mother. Moved to Medford in 1956 where she later worked for Memorial Hospital in the laundry department for 12 years until her retirement. She enjoyed her grandchildren, great grandchildren, birds, flowers and gardening.
MEMBER OF: First Baptist Church, Medford and its Golden Agers
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Glory (Roger) Adams of Eau Claire, Edith Ehlert of Ferryville, WI & Diane (Sam Cacioppo) Ehlert of Medford; Daughter-in-law: Jayne Ehlert of Medford
Step-Children: Bryce (Patricia) Krohn of New Brighton, MN; Bonnie (Gerald) Balciar of Parker, CO; Lynette (David) Lekie of Las Vegas, NV; Lois (Mark) Ruesch of Medford; Hilda (Jeffrey) Heglund of Menomonee Falls; Nyla (John) Gebert
of Wausau; Lonna (Frank Szupica) Jonas of Racine; Robert (Carol) Krohn of Orlando, FL; William (Joan) Krohn of Mukwonago, WI;
CHILDREN DECEASED: 2 Sons – Gene Ehlert in 2015 and 1 in infancy; 2 step-great grandchildren
# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN: 6 & 23 Step GR-GRANDCHILDREN: 16 & 45 Step
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sisters - Beulah Ehlert of Thorp & Janet Nuemeister of Dubuque, Iowa
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Brother – LeRoy Launspach
DECEASED FATHER: William Launspach DECEASED MOTHER: Clara Eva (Hammel) Launspach
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be given to the family for a tree to be planted in the City of Medford riverwalk
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