h family. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Britt and former member of Prairie Center Methodist Church northwest of Britt until its closing. He served on the Farmers Cooperative Board in Britt and was a trustee for Boone Township. Earl is survived by his wife, Doris, of Britt; three children, Jean (Elton) Sheets of Britt, James (Jan) Schulz of Littleton, CO and Janet (E.C.) Daugard of Houston, TX; six grandchildren, Doug (Marla) Pringnitz, Cory (Lea) Daugard, Dusty (Sherry) Pringnitz, Sara (Luke) Bader, Misti (Chet) Bohnert and Melanie (Kris) Miller; thirteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two sisters-in-law, Susie Fox of Owen, WI and Carol Schulz of Corwith; and a brother-in-law, Bob Snyder of Truro. He was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, Ray Pringnitz; a stillborn grandson, Dan Pringnitz, in 1970; sisters-in-law, Imogene Schubert and Marjorie Snyder; and brothers-in-law, Richard Schubert, John Fox and Chris Schulz.