Obit: Berdal, Edward Theodore (1918 - 2009)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Berdal, Maslanka, Johnson, Denn
 

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI.) August 12, 2009

Berdal, Edward Theodore (31 December 1918 - 25 July 2009)

Edward Theodore Berdal died at the St. Croix Medical Center, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin on July 25, 2009.

He was born December 31, 1918, the son of Andrew and Julia (Maslanka) Berdal in Stanley, Wisconsin.  Ed married June Irene Johnson in 1940 and they farmed in the Stanley and Thorp area until they retired in 1972.  June died in 1977.  He married Marge Denn in 1979 and moved to Frederic, Wisconsin.  They later divorced. Ed lived in Frederic until his death.  Ed enjoyed telling jokes, endless stories, playing cards, and taking pictures, which was his life-long hobby.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, June; one daughter, Millie; four brothers: Paul, Albin, Lawrence, and Walter; and one sister, Albina. 

Ed is survived by his five children: Kitty, Barry (Merry), Randy (Judy), Rod (Donna), and Dennis (Pam); 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three sisters: Irene (Ed), Helen (Alex), and Mina (Gordon); and one brother Ray.

Visitation will be held at the Thorp, Wisconsin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday August 15, 2009, with the service starting at 10:30 a.m.