Michael Ellebracht

Michael A. Ellebracht, 70, of Bernie, MO passed away on November 15, 2024, at Winchester Nursing Home in Bernie, Missouri. Michael was born on January 15, 1954, to George and Wilma (Ledford) Ellebracht in St Louis, Missouri. Michael moved from St. Louis, MO to the Puxico, Duck Creek area, he went to high school at Zalma High where he played basketball. He enjoyed going to shooting matches with his two buddies, where he ended up winning freezers full of meat, that he shared with others. He helped his church family out by cutting wood with Dave Knapp. He liked to play rummy; he fished in several fishing tournaments. He was a funny man with a smile as big as his face. He also loved to go on nature walks at Mingo Wildlife Reserve and walk the boardwalk and look at all the animals. He loved watching the Cardinals play on T.V. He loved to talk about how God had saved him from his past and how God has changed his life. Michael is survived by daughter, Andrea Kay Garner (Matthew) Sister, Pat Taylor, brother Robert Ellebracht, and three nieces Angela Peterick (Russell), Teresa Ellebracht, Wanda Ellebracht, along with special friends David and Brenda Knapp and Patsy Hodge. Michael was preceded in death by his mother Wilma (Ledford) Ellebracht and Father George Ellebracht, two sisters Kathy and Carol Ellebracht, and special friends Mike Harty, and Dann "Bird" Hodge. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 21,2024, from 11:00am to 12:00pm at Temple Baptist Church 1813 Barron Rd in Poplar Bluff MO. Services will follow at noon with Pastor Steve Patterson officiating. Burial will take place at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri at 2:00pm