EDWIN W.
ENGDAHL
Funeral services for Edwin W. Engdahl, 85,
of Aurelia, will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, September 13, 2004, at the
Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jim Steen
officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.,
with the family being present from 3:00 to 5:00, at the Redig Funeral
Home in Aurelia. A memorial fund has been established.
Ed died Thursday, September 9, 2004, at the
Cherokee Villa in Cherokee, Iowa.
Edwin William Engdahl was born December 25,
1918, the son of Conrad and Helena Augusta (Peterson) Engdahl near
Aurelia, Iowa. He attended school in Aurelia. On April 18, 1943 Ed
married Hetty Ruth Webster in the First Presbyterian Church in Fort
Smith, Arkansas. He served in the Army during WWII, serving first with
the cavalry division, then later as a diesel mechanic with the armored
division. Ed worked as a mechanic for many years, owning his own
business in Aurelia. His life was fixing cars. He enjoyed helping
people, and making copper jewelry, bird houses, and plant stands. He
was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the Grashoff-McManus
American Legion Post #390 of Aurelia.
Preceding Edwin in death were his parents,
one son, Paul William Engdahl, one brother, Donald Engdahl, one sister,
Bertha Engdahl, and one brother-in-law, Harry Lindgren.
Survivors include his wife Hetty of Aurelia,
three children, Peggy Sue Leifer and friend Jim Sak of Chicago, IL,
David Conrad Engdahl and friend Betty Wilson of North Mankato, MN, and
Nancy Ann and her husband Tom Jarratt of Aurelia, and three
grandchildren, Matthew Allen Samsel, Jamie Elizabeth Samsel, and Aaron
Paul Samsel. Also surviving are two brothers, Albert and his wife Leona
Engdahl and Kenneth and his wife Jeannie Engdahl all of Aurelia, one
sister, Phyllis Lindgren of Meriden, several nieces and nephews, and
many friends.
