Fr. Edmond L. Ertzbischoff, of Ypsilanti, 67, died Oct. 3.

He was born March 11, 1949, in Highland Park, the son of the late Edmond and Barbara (Edwards) Ertzbischoff. Fr. Ertzbischoff graduated from Cardinal Mooney Latin High School in Detroit in 1967 and then attended Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit where he graduated in 1971. In 1974 he graduated from St. John Provincial Seminary in Plymouth and was ordained for the Diocese of Lansing on May 1, 1976.

His priestly ministry included assignments at St. Joseph, Owosso; St. Gerard, Lansing; St. Thomas the Apostle, Ann Arbor; St. Joseph Church and Shrine, Brooklyn; St. John the Baptist and St. Joseph, both in Ypsilanti. He enjoyed nature and spending time at his cabin up north.

Fr. Ertzbischoff is survived by six siblings, Julia Ertzbischoff-Donahue, Lawrence (Corinne), Brian (Kathy) and Gary Ertzbischoff, Linda Johnson and Barbara Ertzbischoff; two aunts, Patricia Edwards and Joanne Chambo; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by a brother, Roger Ertzbischoff, and brother-in-law, Raymond Donahue.

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Oct. 7 at St. Joseph Church in Ypsilanti. Burial is in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.