Edgar John Abry
November 28, 1937 — December 12, 2022
Edgar John Abry, 85, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 28, 1937, to Herman and Carmel (Buisson) Abry. He died in Marion, Iowa, on December 12, 2022, after battling Parkinson’s Disease. He achieved his final two goals: reaching his 85th birthday and passing away at home.
Edgar’s New Orleans family has run Abry Brothers, a shoring and foundation repair company, since 1840.
He graduated from Jesuit High School, New Orleans in 1955. After attending Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, he joined the Army and served in the Army Security Agency at Herzo Base, Herzogenaurach, Germany, from 1957-1960.
After returning to civilian life, he began work in the hearing aid industry. He met Sally Feuer at Beltone, Chicago, Illinois, and they married. They lived in Palatine, Illinois and raised three children, Michael, Brian, and Dennis. He enjoyed driving his Triumph Spitfire convertible around town.
Edgar moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1993 and opened the Abry Hearing Aid Center. He was honored to help the eastern Iowa community hear better.
Edgar and Sally amicably divorced. Edgar married Mary Hutchison in 2005. Edgar and Mary enjoyed spending time with their friends at The Red Lion in Cedar Rapids.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Ann McGehee and Carmel Patterson.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; his sons, Michael, Reading, UK, Brian (Karen), Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, Dennis, Phoenix, Arizona; and their mother, Sally, Lake Zurich, Illinois; his granddaughters, Lauren, Paige, and Morgan; his grandsons, Jack, Joe, and Lachlan; his brothers, Herman (Louise) Abry, Harahan, Louisiana, George (Sandra) Abry, Ponchatoula, Louisiana, and John (Sally), Abry, Metairie, Louisiana; brother-in-law, James Hutchison, Rock City, Illinois; and sister-in-law, Janet Scriven, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
There will be no service. A family gathering will be held next summer in Illinois.
Arrangements are being handled by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
Edgar’s New Orleans family has run Abry Brothers, a shoring and foundation repair company, since 1840.
He graduated from Jesuit High School, New Orleans in 1955. After attending Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, he joined the Army and served in the Army Security Agency at Herzo Base, Herzogenaurach, Germany, from 1957-1960.
After returning to civilian life, he began work in the hearing aid industry. He met Sally Feuer at Beltone, Chicago, Illinois, and they married. They lived in Palatine, Illinois and raised three children, Michael, Brian, and Dennis. He enjoyed driving his Triumph Spitfire convertible around town.
Edgar moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1993 and opened the Abry Hearing Aid Center. He was honored to help the eastern Iowa community hear better.
Edgar and Sally amicably divorced. Edgar married Mary Hutchison in 2005. Edgar and Mary enjoyed spending time with their friends at The Red Lion in Cedar Rapids.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Ann McGehee and Carmel Patterson.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; his sons, Michael, Reading, UK, Brian (Karen), Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, Dennis, Phoenix, Arizona; and their mother, Sally, Lake Zurich, Illinois; his granddaughters, Lauren, Paige, and Morgan; his grandsons, Jack, Joe, and Lachlan; his brothers, Herman (Louise) Abry, Harahan, Louisiana, George (Sandra) Abry, Ponchatoula, Louisiana, and John (Sally), Abry, Metairie, Louisiana; brother-in-law, James Hutchison, Rock City, Illinois; and sister-in-law, Janet Scriven, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
There will be no service. A family gathering will be held next summer in Illinois.
Arrangements are being handled by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
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