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Ronald
O. Edwards, age 76 of Conroy, died Monday, December 17,
2007 at his home following a lengthy illness. Memorial Service:
3:00 P.M. Friday, December 21, 2007, Kloster Funeral Home,
Marengo with Chaplain Maurie Campbell officiating. The family
will greet friends one hour before service. Inurnment will
be at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family requests
that memorials be contributed to Iowa City Hospice or Trinity
Lutheran Church in Conroy.
He
is survived by his wife Janice; a son, Russell O. Edwards
and wife Julie of Gilbert, AZ; three daughters, Sherrie
Paxman and husband Thomas of Pine Top, AZ, Rhonda Hafen
of Gilbert, AZ and Kenna Espersen also of Gilbert; two stepdaughters,
Patricia McClure and husband Thomas of Williamsburg and
Janelle Ohmstede and husband David of Newton; 12 grandchildren
in Arizona, Chance and Trevor Edwards, Tina Tarwater-Scatina,
David, Michael and Jeramy Tarwater, Teesha Tarwater-Byrnes,
Christopher, Brett, Ashley, Dallas and Bradley Paxman; four
step grandchildren, Sara McClure of Vail, CO, Jonathan McClure
of Iowa City; Darren Ohmstede of Fort Campbell, KY and Dustin
Ohmstede of Newton. He is also survived by a sister Jolaine
Ferguson and husband John of Dallas, TX. He was preceded
in death by his parents.
Ronald
Owen Edwards was born July 23, 1931 in Troy Township, Williamsburg,
Iowa, the son of Edwin Russell Edwards and Naomi Fern Wagner
Edwards. He graduated from El Paso High School in 1949 and
received a degree in Traffic Police Administration from
Northwestern University Traffic Institute, Evanston, IL
on June 17, 1972. Ronald served in the U.S. Air Force. He
was employed with the El Paso, TX Police Department, retiring
as a Captain. He was a postal carrier for rural Williamsburg
for 15 years, retiring in 1998. Ron married Janice Slaymaker
Wiebold on October 26, 2000 in Williamsburg.
Ron
collecting telephones and sewing machines, and model vintage
cars. He enjoyed flying, and riding motorcycles. He loved
the news and keeping up with the current stock market. Ron
served on the Iowa County Historical Board.
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