Erich Emil LISDAT

15 DEC 1928 - 4 AUG 2014

• BIRTH: 15 DEC 1928, Jurgenrody Ostyr, East Prussia, Germany
• DEATH: 4 AUG 2014, Signature Health Care of Bremen, Indiana

• MARRIAGE: 6 SEP 1958, Mentone, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA

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[N11513] Erich Lisdat
Dec. 15, 1928 - Aug. 4, 2014

BREMEN - Erich E. Lisdat, 85, of Bremen and formerly of Warsaw, Indiana, died at 12:05 am, Monday, August 4, 2014 at Signature Health Care of Bremen, Indiana after being in failing health for several years. He was born Dec. 15, 1928 in Jurgenrody Ostyr, East Prussia, Germany to Emil and Lena (Gaul) Lisdat. He married Viola F. Thomas on Sept. 6, 1958, in Mentone, Indiana, at the First Baptist Church of Mentone; she preceded him in death on June 23, 2008. He and his wife were farmers raising grain, cattle, hogs, and chickens. He also worked for Creighton Bros. in his earlier years. Erich and his family escaped East Prussia to Germany during WW II, crossing the frozen East Sea in the middle of the night. Erich moved to America Dec. 15, 1951. He received his United States citizenship May 15, 1957. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mentone. He is survived by his sisters-in-law,Kathryn Greenawalt of Nappanee, IN, Donnabelle Thomas of Bourbon, IN and Waneta Thomas of Warsaw, IN; brother-in-law, Robert L. and wife Edna Thomas of Warsaw, IN, several nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil and Lena Lisdat; wife, Viola F. Lisdat; brother, Walter and sister, Waltroud. Graveside Services are 4:00 pm, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bourbon, Indiana located on 10th Road between South Fir Road and South Gumwood Road, officiated by Pastor Bryan Balasa. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bourbon, Indiana. Services are entrusted to King Memorial Home, 101 North Tucker Street, Mentone, Indiana. Memorial contributions to: First Baptist Church of Mentone. Share a memory or send an online condolence at: www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com. Published in South Bend Tribune on Aug. 5, 2014