IN MEMORY OF GENE EHRICHS

BORN August 2, 1934 Aspinwall, Iowa
PASSED AWAY November 13, 1981 Tucson, Arizona
FUNERAL SERVICES November 17, 1981 10:00 A.M.
SOUTH LAWN MORTUARY 5401 South Park Avenue
CONDUCTED BY Rev. Phillip Kelley
INTERMENT South Lawn Cemetery Tucson, Arizona

GENE JOHN EHRICHS
Gene John Ehrichs, 47, of Tucson, Arizona, died after a very brief illness on Friday, November 13, 1981, at the Tucson Medical Center.
He was born August 2, 1934, at Aspinwall, Iowa; attended the Aspinwall School and graduated from the Manning High School in 1952.

He enlisted in the Air Force March 20, 1953, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1973. He served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars as a Reconnaissance Pilot. Among others, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, November 17, at the South Lawn Mortuary in Tucson with the Rev. Phillip Kelly of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Serving as pallbearers were Mark, Brian, and Kevin Ehrichs, and Barry, Doug, and Dave Kusel. Interment was in the veteran section of South Lawn Cemetery.

Mr. Ehrichs is survived by his wife, Patricia; three sons, Mark, Brian, and Kevin; granddaughter Teri Jean Ehrichs, all of Tucson; his mother Clara Ehrichs of Manning, Iowa; one brother Glenn of Corvallis, Oregon; and two sisters: Dorothy Kusel of Manning, and Mrs. Walter (Shirley Ann) Schramm of Denison, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his father, Louie Ehrichs, and a sister, Marjorie Ehrichs.

Family members attending the services were: Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Ehrichs, Corvallis, Oregon, Mrs. Emlee (Ehrichs) Sevey, Gold Beach, Oregon, Mrs. Sharon (Ehrichs) Edwards, Albany, Oregon, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Schramm, Denison, Becky Schramm, Omaha, Nebraska, Doug Kusel, Richardson, Texas, Mrs. Angela (Kusel) Pratt, Wichita, Kansas, Mrs. Clara Ehrichs, Mrs. Dorothy Kusel, Barry and Dave Kusel, all of Manning.