Carl
Lehrer, 92
Red
Lake Falls - Carl Lehrer, 92, died on Tuesday,
December 3, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center in
Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, December 7 at St.
John Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls with Rev.
Jeffrey Lytle officiating. Casey Klipping was the
organist and Mike Lehrer was the soloist.
Casketbearers were Cal Harmoning, Marv Kading,
Brian Kading, Mike Seeger, Vernon Erdman and Todd
Wieland. Interment was in Immanuel Cemetery in
Wylie.
Carl
Lehrer was born on March 3, 1910, the son of Fred
and Augusta (Gerlach) Lehrer in Thief River Falls.
He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Wylie. He grew up, attended country
school and graduated from Lafayette High School in
Red Lake Falls in 1927.
On
June 6, 1939, Carl married Helena Erdman. The
couple made their home in Wylie, where he was a
dairy farmer and managed the Wylie Elevator. In
1943, he bought the farm in Red Lake Falls
Township, where he had since resided. He drove
school bus in Red Lake Falls for a few years, also.
Carl held office on the St. John Church Council,
the Red Lake Falls School Board and belonged to the
Men's Club at St. John. He enjoyed fishing and
watching the Minnesota Twins.
Survivors
include five children, Carol (Jay) Borchert of
Pinewood, Rev. Wayne (Lois) Lehrer of Falls Church,
Va., Sharon (Robert) Wuggazer of Omaha, Neb., Joel
(Sue) Lehrer of Red Lake Falls and Terry (Wendy)
Lehrer of Thief River Falls; 12 grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and one brother, Hugo (Mary)
Lehrer of Spartanburg, S.C.
Carl
was preceded in death by his wife, Helena, and his
parents.
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