Harlan Wayne Ehrhardt Obituary (1930 - 2017)

August 20, 1930 September 23, 2017 Harlan Wayne Ehrhardt, 87, of Pontiac, IL passed away at 2:49 pm on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Visitation will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Pontiac. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Daryl Evans officiating with military rites to follow. Burial will be at a later date at Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pontiac VFW. A celebration will be held at the VFW following the services. Wayne was born August 20, 1930 in Lexington, IL a son of Frank and Mary (Pirtle) Ehrhardt. He married Joan Eliza Cole on January 26, 1952 in Pontiac, Illinois. She passed away on September 24, 1986. He is survived by his children: Robert Wayne Ehrhardt of Honolulu, HI, Mark Joseph Ehrhardt and Jill Marie Legner both of Pontiac, IL; four grandchildren: Cole, Jonathan (Sarah), Elizabeth, and Abigail Legner; great grandchildren: Beckett Harlan Legner, Emma Marjorie Legner and a granddaughter on the way; siblings: Earl Ehrhardt, Mildred Carner, David Ehrhardt, Myra (Chuck) Brill, and Frank (Edie) Ehrhardt. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and two brothers: Henry and Lyle Ehrhardt. Wayne served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War achieving the rank of Corporal. He worked for 52 years as a pressman at Morton Printing retiring from RR Donnelley in Pontiac, IL. Wayne was a member of the Pontiac VFW. He liked playing poker machines at the VFW and going to Las Vegas. He enjoyed watching the Cubs and Bears play and liked to fish.