Earl George Jehle

July 11, 1920 - July 28, 2013

Earl George Jehle, 93, of Winchester, formerly of Hudson, FL, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at his residence. He was born July 11, 1920 in Buffalo, NY the son of George Moritz and Rose C. Hornbacher Jehle. He married Ardeth Johnson February 26, 1949. Mrs. Jehle died December 20, 2002. Mr. Jehle served in the US Army from 1942 until 1946 as a technician 3rd grade in Australia and New Guinea. He was a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and the 4th degree of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Jehle worked for the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company from 1937 until 1975 in Buffalo, NY and was a real estate agent in Buffalo and Hudson, FL. Surviving are a daughter, Mary C. Sturm and her husband Herb of Stephens City; a son, David E. Jehle and his wife Christine of Fairport, NY; a sister, Jane Matty and her husband Richard of Buffalo, NY; four grandchildren, Katherine Hill and her husband Christopher of Strasburg, VA, John Sturm of Arlington, VA, Kevin Sturm of Richmond, VA and Karen Grabowski and her husband Peter of Lanexa, VA and four great-grandchildren, Jacob, Anna, Timothy and Daniel Hill. His wife, his parents and his stepfather, Charles E. Jehle, are all deceased. A mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, August 3, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Winchester with Rev. Stanley Krempa officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Bushnell Cemetery, Bushnell, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to C-CAP, 112 Kent Street, Winchester, VA 22601 or to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Winchester, VA 22601. Arrangements are by Phelps Funeral & Cremation Service, Winchester. www.phelpsfunerals.com