Sylvester Ehlinger 

contributor: Richard LaBrosse

Special to Press-Gazette  
1955  

S. EHLINGER, 73  
PASSES AT FALLS; 
FUNERAL MONDAY

OCONTO FALLS, Wis. - Sylvester Ehlinger, 73, died at his home here early this morning following a five year illness.

Mr. Ehlinger was born at Green Bay Dec. 17, 1882 and has lived in Green Bay most of his life. He was employed at the Falls Paper and Power Co. for many years.

He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church here and the Holy Name Society of that church and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters.

Survivors include his wife, the former Bertha Waschbisch; four daughters, Mrs. Joseph Becker, Mrs. Eugene Krenta and Miss Magdeline Ehlinger, all of Milwaukee, and three sons, Francis and Robert, both of Milwaukee and Paul, Oconto Falls.

List Further Survivors

Further Surviving are two brothers, Frank, Oconto Falls, and Peter, Wabeno; five sisters, Sister Mary Ferdinand, Jefferson, Wis.; Sisters Acacleta and Consolata, both of Louisville, K.; Mrs. Catherine Sigl, of Oconto Falls, several grandchildren. A. John preceded him in death.

The body is at the Soulek Funeral Home here. Friends may call from 2 p. m. Saturday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p. pm. Sunday.

The Rev. Edward Hae______ will conduct the last rites at St. Anthony catholic Church here at 9 a. m. Monday. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery.


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