Betty Ehlert

Betty Ehlert, age 89 of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the Waterford in Wisconsin Rapids.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday October 28, 2026, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids. Rev. Corey Schaffer will officiate. Burial will be held at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services at the church on Wednesday.
Betty was born on January 3, 1937, in Wisconsin Rapids to August and Rosetta (Witt) Henke. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1955 and married Emil W. Ehlert on May 26, 1956, at Fort Richardson in the Territory of Alaska.
As a young woman, she worked as a housekeeper and nanny for a local dentist’s family. Before she married, she also worked at a local canning factory and paper mill. After starting a family, she devoted herself to being a homemaker. When her children were older, she volunteered at the hospital and St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, then went to work at Emmons and Figi’s.
In her spare time, she enjoyed selling jewelry, glassware, and Christmas décor. After Emil retired at age 55, the couple enjoyed traveling to Branson, Missouri; Oahu, Hawaii; Yuma, Arizona; and Florida. They also visited Camp David in Maryland while their eldest grandson, Nick, was stationed there as a United States Marine.
Betty is survived by her children: Linda (David Koch) Tom (Kathy) Ehlert and David Ehlert; grandchildren: Nicholas Koch, Bryan (Marie) Koch, Joshua (Rachel) Ehlert, Emily Ehlert, Kristina Ehlert, and Elizabeth Ehlert; grandchildren: Sarah, Kaley, Mary and Cora; sister Gean Maxwell and sister-in-law Emily Henke.
Betty is preceded in death by her husband Emil, parents August and Rosetta Henke; siblings: Evelyn (Herbert) Neitzel, Lavern (Violet) Henke, Arlene (Leonard) Tuttle, Harlan (Beatrice) Henke, Everett (Janet) Henke, David (Dorla) Henke, August Henke and brother-in-law George Maxwell.
The family would like to thank the caring staff at The Waterford and the Aspirus Hospice team for their kindness and compassionate care.