Services will be at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow in El Camino Mortuary for Dr. Vernon J. Erkenbeck, 78, an ear, nose and throat specialist who died Thursday in his La Jolla home. Burial will follow in El Camino Memorial Park.
He was born in Ameca, Mexico, where his father was an American medical missionary.
Dr. Erkenbeck came to the county in 1914 and studied at the College of Medical Evangelists in Loma Linda, Calif. He became an Army medical officer in 1930, served in the Philippines from 1938 to 1940, returned with the liberating American forces and commanded the 30th Evacuation Hospital. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star medals.
After World War II, Dr. Erkenbeck was assigned to Walter Reed Army Hospital, as chief of ear, nose and throat services. In Germany, he served at a Berlin hospital. After retiring from the Army in 1956, he practiced privately until his death.
Dr. Erkenbeck was a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, the Retired Officers Association and the Whispering Palms Country Club.
Survivors include two sons, Richard of Washington, D.C., and James of Philadelphia; two sisters, Helen Moore of San Diego and Doris McNamara of Santa Barbara; and five grandchildren.
The family suggested contributions to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla in the name of Dr. Erkenbeck's wife, Fay, who died in April, or to a favorite charity.
He was born in Ameca, Mexico, where his father was an American medical missionary.
Dr. Erkenbeck came to the county in 1914 and studied at the College of Medical Evangelists in Loma Linda, Calif. He became an Army medical officer in 1930, served in the Philippines from 1938 to 1940, returned with the liberating American forces and commanded the 30th Evacuation Hospital. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star medals.
After World War II, Dr. Erkenbeck was assigned to Walter Reed Army Hospital, as chief of ear, nose and throat services. In Germany, he served at a Berlin hospital. After retiring from the Army in 1956, he practiced privately until his death.
Dr. Erkenbeck was a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, the Retired Officers Association and the Whispering Palms Country Club.
Survivors include two sons, Richard of Washington, D.C., and James of Philadelphia; two sisters, Helen Moore of San Diego and Doris McNamara of Santa Barbara; and five grandchildren.
The family suggested contributions to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla in the name of Dr. Erkenbeck's wife, Fay, who died in April, or to a favorite charity.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow in El Camino Mortuary for Dr. Vernon J. Erkenbeck, 78, an ear, nose and throat specialist who died Thursday in his La Jolla home. Burial will follow in El Camino Memorial Park.
He was born in Ameca, Mexico, where his father was an American medical missionary.
Dr. Erkenbeck came to the county in 1914 and studied at the College of Medical Evangelists in Loma Linda, Calif. He became an Army medical officer in 1930, served in the Philippines from 1938 to 1940, returned with the liberating American forces and commanded the 30th Evacuation Hospital. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star medals.
After World War II, Dr. Erkenbeck was assigned to Walter Reed Army Hospital, as chief of ear, nose and throat services. In Germany, he served at a Berlin hospital. After retiring from the Army in 1956, he practiced privately until his death.
Dr. Erkenbeck was a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, the Retired Officers Association and the Whispering Palms Country Club.
Survivors include two sons, Richard of Washington, D.C., and James of Philadelphia; two sisters, Helen Moore of San Diego and Doris McNamara of Santa Barbara; and five grandchildren.
The family suggested contributions to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla in the name of Dr. Erkenbeck's wife, Fay, who died in April, or to a favorite charity.
He was born in Ameca, Mexico, where his father was an American medical missionary.
Dr. Erkenbeck came to the county in 1914 and studied at the College of Medical Evangelists in Loma Linda, Calif. He became an Army medical officer in 1930, served in the Philippines from 1938 to 1940, returned with the liberating American forces and commanded the 30th Evacuation Hospital. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star medals.
After World War II, Dr. Erkenbeck was assigned to Walter Reed Army Hospital, as chief of ear, nose and throat services. In Germany, he served at a Berlin hospital. After retiring from the Army in 1956, he practiced privately until his death.
Dr. Erkenbeck was a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, the Retired Officers Association and the Whispering Palms Country Club.
Survivors include two sons, Richard of Washington, D.C., and James of Philadelphia; two sisters, Helen Moore of San Diego and Doris McNamara of Santa Barbara; and five grandchildren.
The family suggested contributions to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla in the name of Dr. Erkenbeck's wife, Fay, who died in April, or to a favorite charity.
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