Red Ehlenfeldt was born on Jan. 25, 1925, at the Lutheran Hospital in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to LeRoy V. and Vesta B. (Livermore) Ehlenfeldt. He was a member of the graduating class of 1943 from Beaver Dam High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II from December 1942 until January 1946. On Jan. 11, 1947, he was united in marriage to Alice L. Steiner in Kingston, Wis. Red was a police sergeant in Beaver Dam for 31 years, retiring on Dec. 20, 1980. He also served as the City of Beaver Dam's Civil Defense Director from 1973 to 1998. -- Red was a lifetime member of American Legion Post 146 and VFW Post 1163, both in Beaver Dam, along with the Wisconsin Professional Police Association. He was also a member of the USS Heermann DD-532 Association, the Patrol Craft Sailors Association and the Tin Can Sailors. Red served as the secretary for 23 years for the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1638 in Beaver Dam, and he was also a later member of Aerie 270 in Fond du Lac.
