Howard E. Ehlers

1925 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	Howard E. Ehlers
  Born	30 Oct 1925	Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Oct 2010	Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
  Buried	4 Oct 2010	Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I407610	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John C. Ehlers,   b. 1890,   d. 12 Nov 1928, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Edith Elizabeth Eick,   b. 18 Jul 1894, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1991  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F135791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elda Mae Niebuhr,   b. 27 Jun 1927, Nebraska, USA ,   d. 13 Dec 2016  (Age 89 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1945
  Children	1. Mark William Ehlers,   b. 5 Apr 1946,   d. 17 Sep 2008  (Age 62 years)   2. Ehlers   3. Steven T. Ehlers,   b. 15 Feb 1949,   d. 31 May 1977  (Age 28 years)   4. Ehlers
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F135794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Howard E Ehlers Birth: 30 Oct 1925 Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Death: 1 Oct 2010 Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Memorial #: 71309712 Bio: Howard E. Ehlers, 84, of Milan, died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Trinity Rock Island. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, 201 E. 4th Ave., Milan, and a rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Memorials may be made to Alleman High School or to St. Mary's Catholic Church.Howard was born Oct. 30, 1925, in Rock Island, the son of John C. Ehlers and Edith Eick Ehlers. He married Elda "Toodie" Niebur on June 30, 1945. Howard and Toodie had been married for 65 years.Mr. Ehlers worked as a toll taker at the Rock Island Centennial Bridge for 21 years. Earlier he worked for Ehlers Coal Company and had owned and operated Ehlers Real Estate Company. Howard was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rock Island, and the Allouez Council No. 658 of the Knights of Columbus, Rock Island. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, yard work, cookouts, and taking his wife and his sister, Katherine, shopping. He especially loved spending time with family.Survivors include his wife, Toodie; children, Kevin J. Ehlers, Moline, and Kathy E. Pribble, Rock Island; grandchildren, Melissa, Matthew, Anthony, Gwynne, Patrick and Kyle; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Katherine Ehlers.Howard was preceded in death by his parents; sons, Mark Ehlers and Steven Ehlers; brother, John "Bud" Ehlers.(Rock Island Argus, Oct. 3, 2010) Family Members Spouse Elda Mae Niebur Ehlers* 1927-2016 Children Mark William Ehlers* 1946-2008 Steven T Ehlers* 1949-1977 Created by: Paul Mack (47145486) Added: 13 Jun 2011 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71309712 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 January 2018), memorial page for Howard E Ehlers (30 Oct 1925–1 Oct 2010), Find A Grave Memorial no. 71309712, citing Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Paul Mack (contributor 47145486) .