Edward Friedrich Carl HINKELDEY

Edward Fred Hinkeldey, son of

Herman and Sophia Honsbruch

Hinkeldey was born on Dec. 13, 1906

on his parents farm southwest of Alta.

He was baptized on Dec. 26,1906 at the

home of his parents. Ed was confirmed

on Mar. 28, 1920 at St. John Lutheran

Church, rural Alta, where he also received

his education.

Ed married Leone Fahr on Aug. 22,

1933 at Galva and to this union a daughter,

JoAnn and a son, Roger were born.

They farmed for many years until 1951

when they moved to Cherokee and he

went to work as a carpenter for the

Osterling Construction Company until

1958, when he returned to farming. Ed

enjoyed many hobbies of fishing, bowling,

and playing dartball in his younger

years and was involved with the senior

citizens center in the later years. Ed

retired in 1983.

He was very active in the Lutheran

Church being an Elder, President of the

LLL and President of the Voters Assembly,

as well as being a strong supporter

of the Lutheran Hour. He was on

the building committee for Trinity

Lutheran of Cherokee and Alta and St.

John's at Hanover. He was a member of

Grace Lutheran Church of Storm Lake.

He was preceded in death by his

wife, Leone; his parents; an infant

brother; brothers, Albert, Herman and

Martin and one sister, Anna.

(Storm Lake Times, 7-20-1994)

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