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Alta M <I>Perry</I> Bear

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Alta M Perry Bear

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
13 May 2002 (aged 93)
Florida, USA
Burial
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Alta is the wife of Frederick Wyman Bear.

Alta donated her body to science upon her death

She also remarried after first husbands death to Ralph Erhardt.

Herald & Review 5/23/2002

DECATUR-Alta Bear Erhardt, formerly of Decatur, Tower Hill and Findlay died May 13, 2002 In lieu of Flowers Memorial to First United Methodist church of Tavare, 601 Barrow Ave.Tavares, Fl. 32778. Steverson Hamilin & Hilbish funeral home,Tavares, handled arrangements.
Mrs.Erhardt was born in 1909 in Tower Hill. She moved to Findlay and then to Decatur. She ran a restaurant for 15 years in Oreana. She was a member of Trueblood Memorial United Methodist church and then moved her membership to First United Methodist church of Tavares.
She moved in with her daughter, Mary Ellen Shinneman, in Fruitland Park, Fla. She married Fred Bear in 1926. He preceded her in death in 1960. She married Ralph Erhardt in 1973 and moved to Tavares. He preceded her in death in 1986. Surviving are her daughter, five grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, seven great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one granddaughter, one sister and two brothers.

Obituary furnished by Janet Donner
Alta is the wife of Frederick Wyman Bear.

Alta donated her body to science upon her death

She also remarried after first husbands death to Ralph Erhardt.

Herald & Review 5/23/2002

DECATUR-Alta Bear Erhardt, formerly of Decatur, Tower Hill and Findlay died May 13, 2002 In lieu of Flowers Memorial to First United Methodist church of Tavare, 601 Barrow Ave.Tavares, Fl. 32778. Steverson Hamilin & Hilbish funeral home,Tavares, handled arrangements.
Mrs.Erhardt was born in 1909 in Tower Hill. She moved to Findlay and then to Decatur. She ran a restaurant for 15 years in Oreana. She was a member of Trueblood Memorial United Methodist church and then moved her membership to First United Methodist church of Tavares.
She moved in with her daughter, Mary Ellen Shinneman, in Fruitland Park, Fla. She married Fred Bear in 1926. He preceded her in death in 1960. She married Ralph Erhardt in 1973 and moved to Tavares. He preceded her in death in 1986. Surviving are her daughter, five grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, seven great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one granddaughter, one sister and two brothers.

Obituary furnished by Janet Donner


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  • Maintained by: Patty
  • Originally Created by: SBird
  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34175995/alta_m-bear: accessed ), memorial page for Alta M Perry Bear (11 Jan 1909–13 May 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34175995, citing Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Patty (contributor 47122047).