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1918
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2012
Joseph Ermer Obituary
Dec. 26, 1918 -
March 28, 2012
Modesto, CA. Joseph N. (Joe) Ermer, 93, passed away on March 28, 2012, after a brief illness. Joe married Marjorie (Marge) Stockwell Nelson in 1984. The couple lived first in Tunbridge, later moving to California. At the age of ninety, Joe bought his first computer, and enjoyed keeping in touch with family and friends through email and Facebook. He was a multi-talented artist and competitive pool player, and is remembered by many for intense games of parcheesi. Joe was predeceased by a brother, Robert (Bob). He is survived by his wife Marjorie, daughters Susan Ermer (Walter) Locke, Eve-Lynne Ermer (Scott Russell), grandchildren Erik Russell, Andrea Russell, Scott Locke, and Justin Lacche, and their families, stepdaughters Kathy (Tony) Rabbiosi and Joyce Nelson (James Petty, Jr.), stepson Michael (Annie) Nelson, and 6 step-grandchildren and their families. A Celebration of Life will be held on April 26 at The First United Methodist Church, in Modesto. Memorial contributions may be sent to: The Tunbridge Public Library, PO Box 9, Tunbridge, VT 05077, the Tunbridge Church, PO Box 270, Tunbridge, VT 05077, or to a charity of your choice.
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Joe Ermer
October 31, 2023
I thought it was fun finding another Joe Ermer out there. I never met him we only shared a name. He seems like a good man who served his country like I did. God Bless Joe Ermer I dont know if we were related but we have a cool name.
Navy portrait, circa 1944
Joe Ermer
June 9, 2019
USS Elmore (APA-42)
Gregg Dudash
June 9, 2019
Joe Ermer, we never met. But you knew my dad, Joe Dudash. You were both yeomen on the USS Elmore (APA-42) during WWII. You worked in that same small office aboard ship, typing up an endless stream of reports and logs necessary to keep the bureaucratic machinery of the Navy humming along. You were both young men, doing your duty to country while risking life and limb in a shooting war. Your ship dodged Japanese kamikazes and other threats. You both served honorably and became friends during those most difficult of times. Then you went home to your respective lives. I salute my dad for his service just as I salute you and the entire crew of the Elmore. In your honor, I have created a website to honor the crew of APA-42. You will never be forgotten.
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