Erlbacher, Charles (1951 - 2020)

ERLBACHER, ELLER, BARRETT, KENKEL, DUFFY-GILSDORF, FREUND, ROBERTS, ROHE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/19/2020 at 17:52:12

Name of deceased: Charles Vern Erlbacher

Aged: 68 yrs, 10 mo, 16 days

Residence: Dow City, IA

Born: Feb. 21, 1951; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: Jan. 6, 2020; Crawford County Memorial Hospital, Denison, Crawford County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020; St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Earling, IA

Survived by: Wife of 32 years, Doris Erlbacher of Dow City, IA; children, Carla Erlbacher of Council Bluffs, IA, Kristy Eller of Smithville, MO, Douglas (spouse, Katie) Erlbacher of Dow City, IA, Bonnie Erlbacher of Austin, TX, and Scott Erlbacher of Harlan, IA; granddaughter, Fiona; sisters, Elaine (spouse, James) Barrett of Omaha, NE, Marie Kenkel of Earling, IA, and Jan (spouse, Jack) Duffy-Gilsdorf of Omaha, NE; brothers, Allan “Tim” (spouse, Jane) Erlbacher of Defiance, IA, and Dean (spouse, Dana) Erlbacher of Defiance, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Leonard and Magdalen (nee Freund) Erlbacher; brother, Gerald Erlbacher; sister, Phyllis Roberts

Education: Attended grade school at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Earling, IA until his junior year of high school, when he went to and graduated from Dow City-Arion (IA) High School, Class of 1969

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: Enlisted into the U. S. National Guard Reserve

Marriage: Doris Rohe; June 6, 1987; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling, IA

Employment: Farmer, eventually taking over his father’s farm together with his brothers; in addition, he also worked various other jobs including trucking, seed sales, grain merchandising, and custom farming. Besides traditional row crops, Charles grew popcorn and raised cattle and hogs for over 40 years.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed going to tractor pulls and playing Euchre; he also enjoyed TV shows like Walker Texas Ranger, Chicago PD, Wheel of Fortune, and about any western movie. He particularly enjoyed family events, and being son Scott’s personal coach for the Special Olympics.

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com