Dr. John Michael Ehrhardt

1957 - 2025

Dr. John Michael Ehrhardt
Born: January 23, 1957 in Peoria, Illinois
Died: July 17, 2025 in Peru, Illinois
Dr. John Michael Ehrhardt, 68, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025 in Peru with his loving family by his side.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel, 208 S. McCoy St. Granville, IL 61326.
Additional visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at Dysart - Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.
John was born on January 23, 1957 in Peoria to John and Priscilla (Sanford) Ehrhardt. He married Vicki Kidd Anderson on February 9, 1986 in the McNabb Lutheran Church, McNabb.
John graduated from Putnam County High School the class of 1975. He graduated from the University of Illinois where he received his degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1983.
He went to work in Alliance Nebraska upon graduating vet school for Dr. Jim Furman. In 1984 he came back home to McNabb to take over his father's veterinary practice. In 2010 he sold McNabb Veterinary Clinic and went to work teaching for the U of I College of Aces at the Vet School in Champaign. After his short teaching stint, he came home and started Wenona Vet Clinic. He worked there till he sold it in 2021 and retired to enjoy winters in Arizona.
John was a member of the AVMA, ISVMA, University of Illinois Alumni, Pork Producers, Beef Producers and the Putnam County Board of health. He has been a director for the Illini State Bank in Tonica for the past 30 years. He was also on the AVMA-PLIT board for many years. John was a previous member of Putnam County Rotary. John was one of the founding members of the Marshall – Putnam Board of Health. He was on the Putnam County tug-of-war pulling team. He still holds the shotput record of Putnam County High School in Granville.
He is survived by his wife, Vicki Ehrhardt of Wenona; step-mother, Karen (Paul) Bailey of McNabb; step-son, Dave (Kristi Sprung) Anderson Jr. of Granville; step-daughter, Colleen (Steve) Ventre of North Andover, Massachusetts; brother, Dirk Ehrhardt of Hamptonville, North Carolina; sisters, Kathryn E. (Allan) Peterson of Tucson, Arizona, Carolyn Mulhall of St. Louis, Missouri, and Dana (Dale) Stuber of Tremont, IL; four grandchildren, Nathan, Emma, Cole and Jack.
He was preceded in death by his parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the scholarship fund U of I Vet Med Class of 1983, Wenona Fire Department, McNabb Fire and Ambulance Departments or Donor's Choice.
Online condolences may be made to his family at www.dcfunerals.com