Edwin Brockmeier

Edwin C. Brockmeier, 93, Herington, died Sept. 1, 2008.

Born Feb. 15, 1915, at Hope, he was the son of William and Clara (Neis) Brockmeier.

He was in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

On Dec. 12, 1947, he married Lucille Gehrke at Herington.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Iola Valentine; sister; four stepsisters; two stepbrothers; one half-brother; and his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Lucille; daughter, Barbara Kelley of Winfield; stepdaughter, Linda Sloan of Wichita; sister, Dorothy Weber and half-sister, Mildred Gehrke, both of Herington.

Funeral services were Friday morning at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Herington.

Burial was in Lincolnville Cemetery with full military honors.

A memorial fund has been established with Our Redeemer Lutheran Church or Dickinson County Hospice.