Ernstena A. Behling

Behling, Ernstena A.
“Stena”

Ernstena A. Behling, “Stena”, age 84, of Combined Locks, died Sunday morning, March 18, 2007, following a courageous battle with lung disease. She was born March 17, 1923, to the late Nicholas and Agnes (Yingling) Lom, in Combined Locks, where she was a resident all of her life. Stena enjoyed family gatherings, fishing, painting and other crafts. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister and is survived by her loving husband, Raymond A. Behling, to whom she had been married for 56 years; three sons, Jeffrey Behling, Combined Locks; Douglas Behling, Little Chute; Todd Behling and special friend Kay, Little Chute; five grandchildren, Traci (Mike) Schuh, Benji (Ann) Behling, Linsey, Nick, special friend, Heather and Amber (Andy) O’Connor; two great grandchildren, Conner and Olivia Schuh; three sisters, Gretchen (Robert) Biese, Combined Locks; Betty (Glen) Aerts, Kimberly; Ione Jansen, Combined Locks. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Alfred, Rodrick and Clifford Lom, and four sisters, Johanna Siegle, Rachel Jansen, Barbara DeCoster and Lorraine Jansen. The funeral liturgy for Ernstena will be held at 11:00 am. Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 East Wallace Street, Combined Locks, with Father Jim Lucas and Father Bob Vandenberg officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Combined Locks. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 pm Tuesday and on Wednesday, at the church from 10:00 am, until the time of the mass. A parish prayer and scripture service will be at 7:00 pm, Tuesday. A memorial fund is being established.

The family would like to thank her sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Glen
Aerts, the staff of Appleton Medical Center, the staff of ThedaCare Hospice and Margie Douglas, of St. Paul Catholic Church, for their loving care and support.

Jansen Fargo Funeral Home
204 East Kimberly Avenue
Kimberly 920-788-6202
www.fargofuneralhomes.com