EHRHARDT, Sandra Jane (Miene) 1961 - 2012
MIENE, STEGEN, EHRHARDT, ENYART, WEDO, HORN, ZUERCHER, RYHERD, BREITSPRECHER
Posted By: Connie L. Ellis (email)
Date: 6/11/2018 at 19:23:32
SOURCE: Martin Funeral Home obituary, April 24, 2012
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)Sandra J. Ehrhardt, age 50, of Monona, Iowa died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 22, 2012 in rural Monona. Funeral services were held on Friday April 27, 2012 at the Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, Iowa with Rev. Richard Eick officiating and burial was in the Postville Cemetery in Postville, Iowa.
Sandra Jane was born on June 18,1961 in Postville to Harold and Sharon (Stegen) Miene. She was baptized and confirmed at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville and graduated from the MFL High School in Monona in 1979. She attended NICC in Calmar, Iowa for Ag Business. On July 26, 1980 she married Mark Ehrhardt at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville.
Sandra first worked at Norby's Farm Fleet in Elkader, Iowa. In 1984 she and Mark purchased a farm in Linton Township in Allamakee County, rural Monona address. On November 9, 2010 they were the first in Northeast Iowa to start milking cows with the Lady Astronaut Robotic milking system they called "Harold". Sandra took great pride and spent countless hours working with the new system. She enjoyed promoting the dairy industry and talking with other farmers about possible improvements within their dairy facilities.
In her youth Sandra was involved in the Luana Sunny Sues 4-H club and was the first female president of the MFL-FFA Chapter. Sandra was a member of the Zion United Church of Christ where she taught Sunday School and served on the church council. She served on the Allamakee County Dairy Board, Allamakee County Farm Bureau Board, and FSA Board. Sandra was the Allamakee County 4-H Youth Coordinator for several years in early 2000. She was also leader of the 4-H Toppers 4-H club, volunteered for FFA and multiple 4-H judging events. She was involved with several other organizations throughout the state of Iowa. Sandra enjoyed spending time with her family and friends,
especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed working with the youth, mushroom hunting, watching things grow such as her grandchildren, the field crops, and farm animals. Sandra had a great sense of humor that will be forever missed.Survivors include her husband Mark Ehrhardt of Monona; her children Monica (Brian) Enyart and their children Olivia and Bradley Enyart all of Postville, Melissa (Randy) Wedo and their daughter Kendyl all of Monona, and Samantha Ehrhardt of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; her mother Sharon Miene of Postville; 2 sisters Deborah (Mike) Horn of Mission, Texas, and Linda (Joe) Zuercher of Postville; 2 brothers James Miene of Waukon and Fred (Annie) Miene of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin; her Godchildren Desarae Miene and Jan Ryherd; her mother-in-law Pat (Kenny) Breitsprecher of St. Olaf, Iowa; a brother-in-law Carroll Ehrhardt of Richland Center, Wisconsin; and 2 sisters-in-law Ruth Ehrhardt of Cedar Rapids, and Donna (Dan) Ryherd of Webster City, Iowa; her Godparents Willard (Karla) Miene of Luana, Iowa and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father Harold; her father-in-law William Ehrhardt; her paternal grandparents Fred and Frances Miene and her maternal grandparents Marvin and Clara Stegen. Casketbearers are Nick, Matt, and Chris Zuercher, Kelby, Don, and Jordan Moose, Joe Griffith, and Keith Carter. Honorary casketbearers were Rick Moose, Jim Moose, Joe Zuercher, Mike Horn, Virgil Thorstenson, Randy Hamm, Dean Walz, Scott Kregel, and Bob Griffith.
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