Edward A Ganz, son of Max and Ernestine Ganz, was born April 9, 1923 in Swanville, MN. He was baptized on June 17, 1923, confirmed on June 27, 1937 at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, MN. Ed attended school in Little Falls and lived there until entering the U.S. Army in 1942. After his discharge, he lived in the Minneapolis area working for Donovan Construction doing line work. On September 22, 1951, he was united in marriage to Wanda Sipe in Rockford, IL. In 1953, they moved to a farm in the McGrath area. Ed worked for a few years with North Pine Electric before farming full time. They moved to Mora in 1998. Due to Alzheimer's, Ed entered the Minnesota State Veterans Home in 2001; before that he lived at the VA in St. Cloud. He was a very hard worker. He enjoyed traveling the back roads and loved horses.
He was preceded by his parents, 2 brothers: Roy, Donald; 4 sisters: Hilda Kvamlov, Mildred Holte, Esther Lollie, Annette Thomsen.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda; 1 son, Jay (Denise) of Isle; 3 daughters: Sherranne (David) Berg of McGrath, Beverly (Doug) Herre of Monticello, Tammy (Kenneth) Hiller of East Bethel; 11 grandchildren; 7 brothers: Irvin (Laurel) Ganz of Maple Plain, Elmer (Kathy) Ganz of Hudson, WI, Jorgen (Gloriette) Ganz of WI, Max Jr. of Big Fork, MT, William (Luetta) Ganz of Verndale, MN, Dale (Audrey) of Brook Park, Robert (Norma) Ganz of Brook Park, 3 sisters: Betty Bittner of Princeton, Ellen (Dick) McGuire of Waterville, Ernestine (John) Walters of McGrath.
Obituary courtesy of Dick Thelander
Edward A Ganz, son of Max and Ernestine Ganz, was born April 9, 1923 in Swanville, MN. He was baptized on June 17, 1923, confirmed on June 27, 1937 at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, MN. Ed attended school in Little Falls and lived there until entering the U.S. Army in 1942. After his discharge, he lived in the Minneapolis area working for Donovan Construction doing line work. On September 22, 1951, he was united in marriage to Wanda Sipe in Rockford, IL. In 1953, they moved to a farm in the McGrath area. Ed worked for a few years with North Pine Electric before farming full time. They moved to Mora in 1998. Due to Alzheimer's, Ed entered the Minnesota State Veterans Home in 2001; before that he lived at the VA in St. Cloud. He was a very hard worker. He enjoyed traveling the back roads and loved horses.
He was preceded by his parents, 2 brothers: Roy, Donald; 4 sisters: Hilda Kvamlov, Mildred Holte, Esther Lollie, Annette Thomsen.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda; 1 son, Jay (Denise) of Isle; 3 daughters: Sherranne (David) Berg of McGrath, Beverly (Doug) Herre of Monticello, Tammy (Kenneth) Hiller of East Bethel; 11 grandchildren; 7 brothers: Irvin (Laurel) Ganz of Maple Plain, Elmer (Kathy) Ganz of Hudson, WI, Jorgen (Gloriette) Ganz of WI, Max Jr. of Big Fork, MT, William (Luetta) Ganz of Verndale, MN, Dale (Audrey) of Brook Park, Robert (Norma) Ganz of Brook Park, 3 sisters: Betty Bittner of Princeton, Ellen (Dick) McGuire of Waterville, Ernestine (John) Walters of McGrath.
Obituary courtesy of Dick Thelander
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Family Members
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Irvin Otto Ganz
1920–2009
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Hilda Selma Bertha Ganz Kvarnlov
1922–1987
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Elmer Clarence "Al" Ganz
1924–2018
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Mildred Ann Ganz Holte
1926–1998
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Esther Helen Ganz Lollie
1927–1996
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Jorgen Robert "Shorty" Ganz
1928–2005
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Max Ernest Ganz
1930–2014
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William Henry Ganz
1931–2022
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CPL Roy Christ Ganz
1933–1994
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Betty Mae Ganz Bittner
1934–2012
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Ellen Ernestine Ganz McGuire
1935–2011
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Donald Charles Ganz
1937–1991
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Robert Arthur Ganz
1939–2010
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Annette Maxine Ganz Thomsen
1940–2001
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