James Ehl (1963-1968)

EHL, LUCKIESH

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 2/27/2010 at 19:19:27

Maquoketa Community Press, July 9, 1968

River Tragedy

A happy family outing turned into a tragedy Sunday night when five year old James Edward Ehl of Maquoketa was found drowned at Sabula. Members of the Sabula Rescue Squad and Jackson County Sheriff Clarence Hinke, Jr. recovered the body of the child about 8:45 p.m. after making a two hour search of the area around Ehl’s Marina. The boy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ehl, 413 North Fifth apparently walked out the door of the Harold Ehl home and fell off the bank into the water. No one saw the youth leave and apparently he drowned in eight to ten feet of water close to the shore. According to Hinke the water drops off fast at the site. The body was recovered on the first dragging of the area.

Funeral services for James Edward Ehl, age five are scheduled to be held Tuesday, July 9th at 2 p.m. at W. G. Carson & Son Funeral Home, Maquoketa. The Rev. Vernon Dorn of Maquoketa First Baptist Church will officiate with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

James Edward Ehl was born June 4, 1963 in Maquoketa, the son of Alfred and Margaret Luckiesh Ehl. He is survived by his parents; two sisters, Nancy and Carol Ann, both at home; his maternal grandfather, Edward Luckiesh of Maquoketa; and his paternal grandfather, Chris Ehl of Sabula.