This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ChgoKid Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.shawano/16864/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Roswell Daily Record (NM) - July 3, 2007 Deceased Name: David Ebert A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2007, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, for David Ebert, 81, of Roswell, who passed away July 2, 2007, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Fr. Paul Juniet of St. Peter's Catholic Church will officiate. David was born May 9, 1926, in Gresham, Wis., to Charles and Anna Platten Ebert. David was the seventh of eight boys. Both parents preceded him in death, as did his seven brothers, Gervase, Urban, Vernon, Oliver, Charles, Rembert and Quentin. Also preceding him in death were two sisters-in-law, Bonita and Betty. He married Elaine Bennett on September 20, 1951, in Anchorage, Alaska. She survives him at the family home. In 1951, he went to Alaska, where he was a partner in Totem Truck Lines. In 1957, he sold his interest in the truck lines and the family moved back to Wisconsin. He took a position with American Can Co. as a Field Tech. Rep. in food mechanical packaging in the southern region, residing in Memphis, Tenn. After five years, he was transferred to Minnesota. Upon retiring due to medical disability in 1978, the family moved to Roswell. Other survivors include three sons, Mark Ebert and his wife, Jan, of Ramona, Calif.; Blaise Ebert, of Temecula, Calif.; and David Ebert and his wife, Linda, of Orlando, Fla.; two daughters, Gaila (Ebert) Shandy of Coeur-d-Alene, Idaho; Victoria (Ebert) Lirette and her husband, David, of Colorado Springs, Colo. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and five sisters-in-law. David was a veteran of World War II, having served in China and Burma, India from 1944-1946 as a Sergeant in heavy equipment. Friends may pay respects online at http://lagronefuneralchapels.com Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Roswell Daily Record (NM) Date: July 3, 2007 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.