Eberhardt obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Eberhardt, William Edwin            6 Dec 2011    Dec 2011    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  12/6/2011

EBERHARDT, WILLIAM EDWIN
William Edwin Eberhardt, 84, of Hammond, passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 
2011, at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. He was born on Nov. 26, 
1927, in West Bend, Wis. and later graduated from Ann Arbor, Mich. He 
served in the U.S. Army, including two years in Germany after World War II 
and he was a member of the 1st Regimental Army Band. Mr. Eberhardt was a 
forester for 35 years. He planted many trees and helped fight many forest 
fires, including jumping out of airplanes to fight fires in remote areas. 
He also worked as a Realtor for 18 years. He was an Eagle Scout and 
Scoutmaster. Mr. Eberhardt was an active volunteer including North Oaks 
Hospital, Westside and Eastside Elementary Schools, CASA, board member for 
the Youth Service Bureau, the American Legion, and more than 50 years with 
the United Methodist Church. Bill had a love for the outdoors and regularly 
enjoyed tennis and fishing. Surviving are his wife, Patricia Sticker 
Eberhardt; son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Kim Eberhardt; daughter and 
son-in-law, Barbara and Chris Cerniauskas; grandchildren, Michael and 
Christopher Cerniauskas, Mallory Sprehe, and Garrett Johnson; stepson, and 
daughter-in-law, Jeff and April Holmes; stepgrandchildren, Schoen and 
Jessica Holmes. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Alma 
Gerner Eberhardt. Family and friends are invited to celebrate William's 
life at the First United Methodist Church in Ponchatoula on Wednesday, Dec. 
7, from 2 p.m. until memorial service at 3 p.m. Donations may be made to 
the New Horizons Youth Service Bureau, 47257 River Road, Hammond, LA 70401 
or the American Cancer Society . A guest book is available at 
www.harrymckneely.com.

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