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Edward A. Tolmie 1927-2006
Edward A. Tolmie, 78, St.
Joseph, Mo., died peacefully Sunday, July 23, 2006, at the local hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born. Nov. 6, 1927, in Willowbrook,
Buchanan County, Mo., he was a lifelong area resident.
He enlisted in
the United States Army in 1946 and served with the 82nd Airborne, 508th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, which served as honor guard for Gen. Eisenhower
in Frankfurt, Germany.
While serving with the occupation forces in Stuttgart, Germany, he
met and married Margarete L. Huber, Nov. 25, 1948.
She survives of the home.
He was recalled by the Army in 1950, fuel
served m Korea and Japan. He was employed by Swift and Co. as a utility
engineer until the plant was closed. Then he was employed as chief engineer
with Heartland Health until his retirement.
Mr. Tolmie was
preceded in death by his parents, Edward James and Addie Marie (Mcintosh)
Tolmie; and his sister, Marie Brim. |
He was a member of Huffman Memorial
United Methodist Church and Pony Express American Legion Post No. 359
American Legion, and served on the City of St. Joseph Boiler Examining
Board. He was a gifted woodworker, enjoyed playing golf and traveling,
and was an avid reader. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Additional survivors: two daughters, Susan B. Whitman, and her husband,
John of Savannah, Mo.; and Kathy L. Scroggins, and her husband, Bill
of St. Joseph; two sisters, Beulah Sanger and Nellie Busby, both of
St. Joseph; and five grandchildren, Gretchen and Brice Willson, Justin
Whitman, and Ryan and Bradley Scroggins; and numerous cousins, nieces
and nephews.
Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.
Interment: Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, where friends
may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday.
The family suggests memorial gifts
to the local chapter of the American Cancer Society or charity of the
donor's choice.
[St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO, 26 Jul 2006, Wed. Page 13]
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