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- 14:50, 15 February 2024 Randylyon talk contribs created page ERTL, John (Created page with "ERTL, John. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 25, 1939--Guttenberg, IA, Jan. 24, 2024) One of the family whose name became synonymous with scale model farm toys, John attended Nativity Grade School, LORAS ACADEMY, and BAYLESS BUSINESSS COLLEGE. While attending school, he helped assemble toy tractors in the family business which became ERTL COMPANY INC.. He married Patricia Bierman in 1960. Ertl left the family business in 1974 and moved the family to Guttenberg. He started...")