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 Eldon Behle
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[July
22, 2010]
ELKHART -- Eldon Henry Behle, 85, of
Elkhart, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at 4:45 p.m. at St. Clara's
Manor in Lincoln.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Elkhart
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dayle Badman
officiating.
Visitation will be at Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln on
Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and at the Elkhart church on
Saturday from 10 a.m. until the service time.
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Mr. Behle taught vocational agriculture at
Campsville, Perry, Elkhart and Mount Pulaski high
schools.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.
He was born July 31, 1924, in Ferguson, Mo. On
Oct. 27, 1950, he married M. Joan Stevenson, who had
grown up as his childhood neighbor in Ferguson.
He is survived by his wife; their three children,
Charlotte (and Gary) Johnson, Donald (and Alison)
Behle and Robert (and Suzanne) Behle; one sister,
Eleda Hofer; nine grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one
brother, Ralph.
He graduated from Ferguson High School in 1942
and attended the University of Missouri until he was
drafted into the Army. He served in Japan and South
Korea from 1945 to 1946. Then he resumed his studies
at Mizzou and graduated in 1950 with a bachelor's
degree in agriculture education.
He sponsored FFA and judged 4-H projects until he
retired from teaching in 1988. After retirement, he
served on the Logan County Board (1990-1998); worked
for the Illinois Crop Improvement Association; was a
weighmaster at the Logan County Fair; worked as a
bailiff at the Logan County Courthouse; served as
chairman for the Logan County Chapter of the
American Red Cross; served on the Elkhart Library
Board, belonged to the Retired Teachers Association;
was a member of the Logan County Paramedic
Association board; and was an active member of the
Elkhart United Methodist Church. |
He enjoyed raising farm animals, hunting, fishing,
gardening and even kept honeybees for a short time.
Memorials may be made to the Elkhart Methodist
Church or the Alzheimer's Association.
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