Ervin John Reigles1,2,3

ID# 18909, (1927 - 2012)
FatherJames Dewey Reigle1,4 (30 May 1898 - 13 Dec 1937)
MotherCora A. Bishop1,5,6 (6 Feb 1894 - 18 Apr 1983)

Key Events:

Birth: 31 Oct 1927, Lincoln, Nebraska7,8,9
Marriage: 16 Oct 1948, 1728 West Mulberry St., Fort Collins, Colorado, Dorothy May Langerak (20 Jul 1931 - 12 Apr 2010)10,11,12
Death: 14 Dec 201213,14,15
Burial: 21 Dec 2012, Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer Co., Colorado16,17
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ervin John Reigles was born on 31 Oct 1927 in Lincoln, Nebraska.7,8,9
     He moved to Colorado by 1930 with his parents, James Dewey Reigle, and Cora A. Bishop. He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Larimer Co., Colorado, in the household of his parents.1
     He moved to Fort Collins with his parents in Sep 1937.18
     His father died on 13 Dec 1937, when Ervin was 10 years old.19,20,21
     Ervin appeared with his mother on the 1940 Federal Census of Ft. Collins, Larimer Co., Colorado, in the household of Laura and John William Reigle, his father's brother and his wife.22
     Ervin enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private on 29 Dec 1945, at Fort Logan, Colorado.23
     Ervin graduated from Fort Collins High School in Jun 1948.24
     Ervin married Dorothy May Langerak, daughter of Raymond Langerak and Bertha Harriet Loveless, on 16 Oct 1948 in 1728 West Mulberry St., Fort Collins, Colorado, the home of her mother and step-father. Rev. Gerald Fitzgerald, pastor of the Grant Avenue Presbyterian Church, officiated.10,11,12
     He was employed by the Ideal Cement plant, where he was a maintenance repairman, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week.25,26
     Ervin and Dorothy appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Fort Collins, Larimer Co., Colorado, at 135½ North Sherwood, enumerated 1 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.6
     His wife died on 12 Apr 2010.27,28
     Ervin died on 14 Dec 2012 at age 85.13,14,15 He was buried on 21 Dec 2012 in Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins, Larimer Co., Colorado.16,17

Children:
     Children with Dorothy May Langerak

Ervin and Dorothy's daughter is still living.
  • James R. Reigles29,30 (6 Aug 1952 - 23 Jan 1995)

Citations

  1. [S4642] James Reigles household, 1930 U.S. Census, Larimer Co., Colorado.
  2. [S12643] Fort Collins Coloradoan, 22 Oct 1948, shows name as Ervin J. Reigles.
  3. [S4649] Ervin Reigles obituary, Bohlender Funeral Chapel, shows name as Ervin John Reigles.
  4. [S4646] John Reigles household, 1940 U.S. Census, Larimer Co., Colorado, shows the boy as nephew of James' brother.
  5. [S4646] John Reigles household, 1940 U.S. Census, Larimer Co., Colorado, shows the boy as nephew of James' brother and her as sister-in-law.
  6. [S12643] Fort Collins Coloradoan, 22 Oct 1948.
  7. [S4642] James Reigles household, 1930 U.S. Census, Larimer Co., Colorado, shows age 2 and state.
  8. [S4649] Ervin Reigles obituary, Bohlender Funeral Chapel, shows date, with year as 1926, city, and state.
  9. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Ervin J Reigles, shows date, with year as 1927.
  10. [S12643] Fort Collins Coloradoan, 22 Oct 1948, shows married last Saturday, address, home of her mother, and officiant.
  11. [S12644] Ervin J. Reigles household, 1950 U.S. Census, Larimer Co., Colorado, shows married.
  12. [S4649] Ervin Reigles obituary, Bohlender Funeral Chapel, shows date.
  13. [S4649] Ervin Reigles obituary, Bohlender Funeral Chapel, shows date, as Friday 13th, but Friday was the 14th.
  14. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Ervin J Reigles, shows date, as 14th.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 102389324, Ervin Reigles, shows date, as 14th, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  16. [S4649] Ervin Reigles obituary, Bohlender Funeral Chapel, shows viewing on Thursday and services on Friday, and cemetery.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 102389324, Ervin Reigles, includes tombstone photo.
  18. [S12642] James D Reigles obituary, Fort Collins Express-Courier, shows he moved there in Sep with his wife, son, and brother John.
  19. [S12642] James D Reigles obituary, Fort Collins Express-Courier, shows died this morning, and address.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 33764680, James Reigles, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  21. [S4646] John Reigles household, 1940 U.S. Census, Larimer Co., Colorado, shows his wife as a widow.
  22. [S4646] John Reigles household, 1940 U.S. Census, Larimer Co., Colorado.
  23. [S2918] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records," Ancestry.com, record for Ervin J Reigles.
  24. [S12643] Fort Collins Coloradoan, 22 Oct 1948, shows he graduated last spring.
  25. [S12643] Fort Collins Coloradoan, 22 Oct 1948, shows employed by Ideal Cement plant.
  26. [S12644] Ervin J. Reigles household, 1950 U.S. Census, Larimer Co., Colorado, shows occupation as maintenance repairman and industry as cement factory.
  27. [S4650] Dorothy May Reigles obituary, Bohlender Funeral Chapel.
  28. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 101939581, Dorothy May Langerak Reigles, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  29. [S4649] Ervin Reigles obituary, Bohlender Funeral Chapel.
  30. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 101939481, James R Reigles, includes tombstone photo showing his information inscribed between Ervin and Dorothy May.