Edwin "Ed" Louis Carstens
August 21, 1928 — August 6, 2019
Edwin “Ed” Louis Carstens, 90, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. The family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 12, 2019, at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Marion, with Pastor Denny Wright officiating. A private burial will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Ed was born August 21, 1928, in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Harry and Florence (Mayer) Carstens. He was a 1946 graduate of Davenport High School. Ed served honorably in the United States Army as a Military Police Officer in Japan from 1946 to 1948. He went on to graduate from Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, in 1955. Ed was united in marriage to Marilyn Hoffman on June 16, 1956 at Barhydt Chapel, Parsons College.
Ed retired as a carpenter. He coached baseball and basketball and played semi-pro baseball after college in Davenport, Iowa. Ed loved speed skating and supported local speed skating clubs while his girls were participating. He was noted for his great work ethic, love of family and devotion to his church. For 60 years, Ed and Marilyn have been members of Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion.
Ed is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 63 years, Marilyn Carstens; three daughters, Cheryl (Mark) Irland, Joy (Bill) Lucas, and Jennifer Flieder; foster daughter from Perth, Australia, Karen (Mike) Polkinghorne; seven grandchildren, Ben Irland, Kyle Irland, Andrea (Kyle) Winey, Sarah Lucas (Christopher Fernandez), Conrad Lucas, Austin Flieder and Amy Flieder; two sisters-in-law, Ilene (Mahlon) Vorhies and Peggy Carstens; several nieces and nephews; and a beloved therapy dog, “Tootsie”.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harry Carstens and Robert Carstens; and one sister-in-law, Joyce Carstens.
Memorials in Ed’s memory may be directed to the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection; or the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.
Ed was born August 21, 1928, in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Harry and Florence (Mayer) Carstens. He was a 1946 graduate of Davenport High School. Ed served honorably in the United States Army as a Military Police Officer in Japan from 1946 to 1948. He went on to graduate from Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, in 1955. Ed was united in marriage to Marilyn Hoffman on June 16, 1956 at Barhydt Chapel, Parsons College.
Ed retired as a carpenter. He coached baseball and basketball and played semi-pro baseball after college in Davenport, Iowa. Ed loved speed skating and supported local speed skating clubs while his girls were participating. He was noted for his great work ethic, love of family and devotion to his church. For 60 years, Ed and Marilyn have been members of Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion.
Ed is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 63 years, Marilyn Carstens; three daughters, Cheryl (Mark) Irland, Joy (Bill) Lucas, and Jennifer Flieder; foster daughter from Perth, Australia, Karen (Mike) Polkinghorne; seven grandchildren, Ben Irland, Kyle Irland, Andrea (Kyle) Winey, Sarah Lucas (Christopher Fernandez), Conrad Lucas, Austin Flieder and Amy Flieder; two sisters-in-law, Ilene (Mahlon) Vorhies and Peggy Carstens; several nieces and nephews; and a beloved therapy dog, “Tootsie”.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harry Carstens and Robert Carstens; and one sister-in-law, Joyce Carstens.
Memorials in Ed’s memory may be directed to the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection; or the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.
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