Ernest married Clara Dorothy (Stahl) Krieger Ortman on 17 Mar 1948. Clara (daughter of William Frank Stahl and Mary A (Scheffler) Stahl) was born on 11 Dec 1928 in Newton Kansas; died on 18 Jan 2015 in Moundridge Kansas; was buried on 22 Jan 2015 in Halstead Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]