She was born Dec. 6, 1920, in Howard County, Neb., to Johann “Herman” and Bertha Kruse.
On Oct. 5, 1947, she married George W. Pohlman of Grand Island. In April 1949 they moved to Pocatello, Idaho.
Erna, a lifelong Lutheran, was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and had been active in Ladies Aid, The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, Dorcas Circle and other organizations.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Von and Diana Pohlman of Pocatello; and a granddaughter, Tammy (Joe) Daniels of Lynnwood, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Karen; husband, George; her parents; and 13 siblings.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1350 Baldy Ave, Pocatello, Idaho, with the Rev. Jonathan Dinger officiating. Interment will follow in Mount View Cemetery in Pocatello.
She was born Dec. 6, 1920, in Howard County, Neb., to Johann “Herman” and Bertha Kruse.
On Oct. 5, 1947, she married George W. Pohlman of Grand Island. In April 1949 they moved to Pocatello, Idaho.
Erna, a lifelong Lutheran, was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and had been active in Ladies Aid, The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, Dorcas Circle and other organizations.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Von and Diana Pohlman of Pocatello; and a granddaughter, Tammy (Joe) Daniels of Lynnwood, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Karen; husband, George; her parents; and 13 siblings.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1350 Baldy Ave, Pocatello, Idaho, with the Rev. Jonathan Dinger officiating. Interment will follow in Mount View Cemetery in Pocatello.
Family Members
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Emilie B. Kruse Hessel
1901–1972
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Emma A. Kruse Poehler
1902–2000
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Ida Minna Olinda Kruse Poehler
1904–1988
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Ella C. Kruse
1905–1997
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Frieda Dora Kruse Hessel
1906–1987
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Bertha Kruse Schuett
1908–1992
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Herman John Carl Kruse
1910–1970
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Alma H. Kruse Baade
1912–1991
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Meta Lilia Kruse Japp
1914–1978
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Reinhardt W "Randy" Kruse
1917–2011
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Martin Albert Kruse
1922–1987
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Walter H. Kruse
1924–2013
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