Funeral services for Edward C. Behrens, 71, of rural Deshler, were held Monday in Dubbs-Rodenberger Funeral Home, Deshler, the Rev. Gerald Davis officiated. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Deshler.
Mr. Behrens died at 2:15 p.m. Thursday at his home after an apparent heart attack.
He was born May 4, 1911, in Deshler to John E. and Minnie E. (Gray) Behrens.
Surviving are six sisters: Mrs. Thelma Kyle, Mrs. Ralph (Cleo) Fry and Elizabeth Behrens, all of Deshler; Mrs. Mabel Zimmerman, Mrs. Edward (Betty) Snigelski and Ruby Behrens, all of Grand Rapids.
Mr. Behrens was retired as a section hand for B&O Railroad. He was a World War II Army veteran.
In the Henry County Record of Births, Vol. 1, p. 7, his date of birth is given as May 5, 1911, not May 4.
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