OBITUARY: August Ehlke, 1917-1997, Mitchell County, Iowa [Based on Obituary in Mason City Globe Gazette; December 11, 1997] August Ehlke OSAGE, IOWA-- August Ehlke, age 80, of Osage, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1997, at the Faith Lutheran Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, 1997, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Osage, with the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial will be in the St. Ansgar Cemetery, St. Ansgar, Iowa. August Ehlke was born Sept. 12, 1917, in Union Township, Mitchell County, Iowa. Survivors include his wife, Viola, Osage; two daughters, Joanne Hyland, Orchard, and Carolyn Tommeraas, Zumbro Falls, Minn.; one brother, Ewald Ehlke Sr., Toterville; and one grandson. Ehlke was preceded in death by his parents. The Champion Funeral Home, Osage, is in charge of arrangements. Copyright 2005, K.L. Kittleson