Edward F. Ehlenfeldt
Dec. 19, 1883-Nov. 25, 1969
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, November 26, 1969, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES--Edward F. Ehlenfeldt, 85, of 1315 State Line Road, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after being ill for a month.
A retired employe of the Bendix corp., South Bend, Mr. Ehlenfeldt was born Dec. 19, 1883, in Elgin, Ill., and had lived here since 1915, coming from South Bend. he married the former Katherine M. Becker on Aug. 12, 1905, in St. Joseph. She preceded him in death on Dec. 25, 1965. He was a member of the Bertrand Bible Church.
Mr. Ehlenfeldt is survived by a son, Erwin, Niles; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Wade, Niles and Mrs. Marguerite Hoffman, Wyandotte, Mich.; a brother, William and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Wilcox, both of Elgin; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Private funeral services will be held at 2 p.m .Friday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert K. Kinney of the Bertrand Bible Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call after noon Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the Bertrand Bible Church.