Edna Ehlert

Edna Maxine (Barnum) Ehlert was born September 23, 1922, to Willard and Mabel (Dietz) Barnum in Logan, Iowa. She was raised in the Logan area and attended Logan Public school and graduated from Logan High School in 1940. Edna cared for her mother. On April 6, 1941, Edna married Corrie Ehlert. The couple farmed west of Woodbine and they continued to care for her mother for a number of years. The couple moved to town in 1959. Edna worked as a cook at the Woodbine School for 25 years. Corrie died in December of 2001.

Edna was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Jolly Neighbors Club. She loved to cook for her family and set a beautiful table. She worked at the food pantry and she and Corrie delivered meals for the Senior Center.

Edna died on Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Rose Vista Nursing Home in Woodbine, Iowa at the age of 88 years, 11 months, and 2 days.

Edna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Corrie Ehlert, six siblings: Viola Toby, Floyd Barnum, Roy Barnum, Gladys Hodges, Mary Peterson, and Ruby Graves; son-in-law, Dean Smith, and grandson Timothy Ehlert. She is survived by her three children, Robert Ehlert, Richard (Elaine) Ehlert, and Carolyn Smith all of Woodbine; eight grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter; and many other relatives and friends.