John Ward Ehrhart

1936 - 2006  (69 years)

• Name	John Ward Ehrhart
  Nickname	Jack
  Born	12 Oct 1936
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jul 2006	Holton, Jackson County, Kansas, USA
  Buried	Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Douglas Township, Jackson County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I320735	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	John Andrew Ehrhart,   b. 27 Sep 1895, Hoyt, Jackson County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1977  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Blanche V. Ward,   b. 15 Apr 1899,   d. 16 Sep 1978  (Age 79 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1929
  Family ID	F108488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary L. Ray
  Married	14 Jun 1958
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Ehrhart   2. Ehrhart   3. Ehrhart   4. Ehrhart
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F108490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). John W "Jack" Ehrhart Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Oct. 12, 1936 Death: Jul. 18, 2006 Obituary: John W. "Jack" Ehrhart, 69, of Mayetta, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at the Holton Community Hospital. He was born October 12, 1936 in Topeka, the son of John A. and Blanche V. Ward Ehrhart. He graduated from Hoyt High School in 1955 and had lived in the Hoyt and Mayetta communities the majority of his life. Jack worked for the Kansas Highway Department and later the Kansas Department of Corrections. In 1962 he started Ehrhart Excavating, which he owned and operated until his death. He was also employed by Jackson County Water District No. 1, as an operator, and he owned and operated the Silver Dollar Lounge in Mayetta during the 1980's. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mayetta, Mayetta Knights of Columbus Council No. 9535 and the Mayetta Business Association. He also had served on the Mayetta Pioneer Days Committee. Jack married Mary L. Ray on June 14, 1958. They were divorced. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Corene Sollars, and a son-in-law, Mark Thurman. Survivors include his long time companion, Ruth Hicky, Osage City; two sons, Bob Ehrhart and his wife Karen, Hoyt, and Ben Ehrhart and his wife Wendy, Mayetta; two daughters, Lisa Thurman, Mayetta, and Terri Koch and her husband Roger, Lawrence; one sister, Joan Ehrhart, Topeka; and nine grandchildren, Rachel and Nicholas Ehrhart, Gretchen and John Ehrhart, Laura, Matthew and Jenna Thurman, Chris Koch and Kelli Wachter and her husband Andrew. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 21st at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery at Hoyt. Obit from Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hiawatha, KS. Family links: Parents: John Andrew Ehrhart (1895 - 1977) Blanche V Ward Ehrhart (1899 - 1978) Sibling: Corene C Ehrhart Sollars (1931 - 2000)* John W Ehrhart (1936 - 2006) *Calculated relationship Burial: Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery Hoyt Jackson County Kansas, USA Created by: WyCo Graver Record added: Jan 23, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17653797