CAMPBELL HILL, Wilbert E. Ehlers, 86, of Campbell Hill, passed away at 12:12 P.M. Friday, May 06, 2011, at Coulterville Care Center in Coulterville, IL. He was born May 20, 1924 in Campbell Hill, Illinois the son of Ernest F. Ehlers and Clara (Hornbostel) Ehlers. Wilbert married Martha Grace Craig on January 24, 1948 in Campbell Hill, IL. He is survived by his wife Grace Ehlers of Campbell Hill, IL; Children: Wilbert Dean and Billie Ehlers of Swansea, IL, Carolyn and Charles Dinkins of Pinckneyville, IL, Gary and Earleen Ehlers of Waterloo, IL; three grandchildren; eight step grandchildren; two great grandchildren; five step great grandchildren; brothers: Ernest and Katherine Ehlers of Campbell Hill, IL, Garrett Roy and Pat Ehlers of Campbell Hill, IL, Ray and Alice Ehlers of Campbell Hill, IL, Melvin and Meredith Ehlers of Campbell Hill, IL; sisters: Helen and Edgar Wilson of Chester, IL and Pauline Welty of Sparta, IL. He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, one sister, and one step grandchild. He was a retired Carpenter and was also the former mayor of Campbell Hill and Maintenance man for the village. Wilbert was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Campbell Hill but he attended the First Christian Church in Pinckneyville, IL. He was also a member of the Carpenters Union in Chester, IL. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Wilson's Funeral Home in Ava. Rev. Jeff Tucker will be officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Campbell Hill. Visitation will be held at Wilson's Funeral Home, Ava on Monday from 5-8 pm and then on Tuesday from 7:30 am until the hour of service. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois or First Christian Church.