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 Christian
'Junior' Erlenbush
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[July
02, 2007]
LATHAM
-- Christian "Junior" Erlenbush, 80, of Latham,
formerly of rural Mount Pulaski, died Sunday,
July 1, 2007, at 5:20 p.m. at his home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the Mount Pulaski Christian Church. His
funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the
church, with Marvin Flowers and Jeremy Thomason
officiating. |
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Burial, with military rites, will be in
Steenbergen Cemetery, Mount Pulaski.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski is handling arrangements.
Mr. Erlenbush was a retired carpenter.
He was in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947,
during World War II, and served in the
Philippines.
He was born June 14, 1927, in Lincoln to
Christian Walter and Edith Sciota Copeland
Erlenbush. He married Patricia Downing in Mount
Pulaski on Aug. 20, 1950, and she preceded him
in death April 7, 1995. He married Lori Werkman
Dunn in Sangamon County on April 13, 2005.
He is survived by his wife, of Latham; one
son, Stuart (and Lynnette) Erlenbush of Mount
Pulaski; one daughter, Pamela Erlenbush (and
Greg Maus) of Mount Pulaski; one sister, Frances
Mason of Lincoln; five grandchildren, Christian
Eric Erlenbush of Fountain Valley, Calif., Brian
Andrew Erlenbush of Baton Rouge, La., Jonathan
Craig Erlenbush of Mount Pulaski, Ryan Nicholas
Maus of Mount Pulaski and Lindsay N. Erlenbush
Maus of Mount Pulaski; two stepsons, David
Werkman and Bob Werkman; four stepgrandchildren,
Megan Jenkins, Matthew Werkman, Robert C.
Werkman and Eric Werkman; and one
step-great-grandchild, William Workman. |
He was also preceded in death by six brothers
and six sisters.
He was a member of Mount Pulaski Christian
Church, Mount Pulaski American Legion Post 447,
Mount Pulaski VFW Post 777, National Rifle
Association and Warrensburg Sportsman Club.
Memorials may be made to the building fund at
Mount Pulaski Christian Church or to Memorial
Home Service Hospice.
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