Edgar Raymond "Ed" Wessel
1926 - 2008
Father: Edgar Charles Wessel
Mother: Carrie Edith Bennett Wessel
Spouse: Claudia Marie Lish Wessel
Married: 19 May 1951
Place: Inkom, Idaho
Sealed: Mesa Arizona LDS Temple
Early Life: Edgar Raymond Wessel was born March 10, 1926, in Montpelier, Idaho, the youngest child of his parents.
Education: Began school in Cokeville, Wyoming, then in Dietrich, Idaho, he finished his education, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1944.
Higher Education: Doane College | University of Idaho | University of Wyoming | Arizona State University
Life's Work/Service/Interests: In 1944, Ed joined the United States Navy and served for three years. He was honorably discharged in 1947 as an aviation cadet. He went on to attend Doane College in Iowa, followed by the University of Idaho graduating with a Master's Degree in Education. On the May 19, 1951, he married Claudia Marie Lish in Inkom, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To this union were born seven children. Ed later attended the University of Wyoming's math institute for three consecutive summers on scholarship. Toward the end of his teaching career, he attended Arizona State University and earned a degree in High School Guidance Counseling. As an accomplished athlete himself, Ed shared his talents as he coached high school football, basketball, baseball and wrestling. For 37 years, he taught math and science, first in Idaho at Inkom, Soda Springs and Marsh Valley High Schools. Later, in Arizona he taught one year in Coolidge and then the remaining years at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix. His last three years he spent as a guidance counselor. Ed was very gifted with his hands. He could make anything out of wood, fix anything that was broken and loved to tinker with gadgets. His family loved his gifts, from wooden boats, banks and cars to hand hewn furniture. He was a man of sharp intellect, precision and integrity. He had a great love of the outdoors, his country and athletics, but most of all his family. Edgar "Ed" Raymond Wessel passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was 82.
Survived By: His wife, Claudia of Hamilton; his children: Kristeen Rae (James) Coplan, Las Vegas, NV; Debby Kim (Jay) Barney, Columbus, OH; Keri Ann (John) Tieman, Phoenix, AZ; Kacey Gehrig (Suzanne) Wessel, Salem, UT; Kory Shane Wessel, Phoenix, AZ; Karolyn (Adam) Robbins, Freedom, WY; 25 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His infant daughter, Kathleen Wessel; his parents and siblings.
Services: Private family service
Mortuary: Daly-Leach
Obituary: Ravalli Republic | 29 Dec 2008
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1926 - 2008
Father: Edgar Charles Wessel
Mother: Carrie Edith Bennett Wessel
Spouse: Claudia Marie Lish Wessel
Married: 19 May 1951
Place: Inkom, Idaho
Sealed: Mesa Arizona LDS Temple
Early Life: Edgar Raymond Wessel was born March 10, 1926, in Montpelier, Idaho, the youngest child of his parents.
Education: Began school in Cokeville, Wyoming, then in Dietrich, Idaho, he finished his education, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1944.
Higher Education: Doane College | University of Idaho | University of Wyoming | Arizona State University
Life's Work/Service/Interests: In 1944, Ed joined the United States Navy and served for three years. He was honorably discharged in 1947 as an aviation cadet. He went on to attend Doane College in Iowa, followed by the University of Idaho graduating with a Master's Degree in Education. On the May 19, 1951, he married Claudia Marie Lish in Inkom, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To this union were born seven children. Ed later attended the University of Wyoming's math institute for three consecutive summers on scholarship. Toward the end of his teaching career, he attended Arizona State University and earned a degree in High School Guidance Counseling. As an accomplished athlete himself, Ed shared his talents as he coached high school football, basketball, baseball and wrestling. For 37 years, he taught math and science, first in Idaho at Inkom, Soda Springs and Marsh Valley High Schools. Later, in Arizona he taught one year in Coolidge and then the remaining years at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix. His last three years he spent as a guidance counselor. Ed was very gifted with his hands. He could make anything out of wood, fix anything that was broken and loved to tinker with gadgets. His family loved his gifts, from wooden boats, banks and cars to hand hewn furniture. He was a man of sharp intellect, precision and integrity. He had a great love of the outdoors, his country and athletics, but most of all his family. Edgar "Ed" Raymond Wessel passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was 82.
Survived By: His wife, Claudia of Hamilton; his children: Kristeen Rae (James) Coplan, Las Vegas, NV; Debby Kim (Jay) Barney, Columbus, OH; Keri Ann (John) Tieman, Phoenix, AZ; Kacey Gehrig (Suzanne) Wessel, Salem, UT; Kory Shane Wessel, Phoenix, AZ; Karolyn (Adam) Robbins, Freedom, WY; 25 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His infant daughter, Kathleen Wessel; his parents and siblings.
Services: Private family service
Mortuary: Daly-Leach
Obituary: Ravalli Republic | 29 Dec 2008
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Edgar Raymond "Ed" Wessel
1926 - 2008
Father: Edgar Charles Wessel
Mother: Carrie Edith Bennett Wessel
Spouse: Claudia Marie Lish Wessel
Married: 19 May 1951
Place: Inkom, Idaho
Sealed: Mesa Arizona LDS Temple
Early Life: Edgar Raymond Wessel was born March 10, 1926, in Montpelier, Idaho, the youngest child of his parents.
Education: Began school in Cokeville, Wyoming, then in Dietrich, Idaho, he finished his education, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1944.
Higher Education: Doane College | University of Idaho | University of Wyoming | Arizona State University
Life's Work/Service/Interests: In 1944, Ed joined the United States Navy and served for three years. He was honorably discharged in 1947 as an aviation cadet. He went on to attend Doane College in Iowa, followed by the University of Idaho graduating with a Master's Degree in Education. On the May 19, 1951, he married Claudia Marie Lish in Inkom, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To this union were born seven children. Ed later attended the University of Wyoming's math institute for three consecutive summers on scholarship. Toward the end of his teaching career, he attended Arizona State University and earned a degree in High School Guidance Counseling. As an accomplished athlete himself, Ed shared his talents as he coached high school football, basketball, baseball and wrestling. For 37 years, he taught math and science, first in Idaho at Inkom, Soda Springs and Marsh Valley High Schools. Later, in Arizona he taught one year in Coolidge and then the remaining years at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix. His last three years he spent as a guidance counselor. Ed was very gifted with his hands. He could make anything out of wood, fix anything that was broken and loved to tinker with gadgets. His family loved his gifts, from wooden boats, banks and cars to hand hewn furniture. He was a man of sharp intellect, precision and integrity. He had a great love of the outdoors, his country and athletics, but most of all his family. Edgar "Ed" Raymond Wessel passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was 82.
Survived By: His wife, Claudia of Hamilton; his children: Kristeen Rae (James) Coplan, Las Vegas, NV; Debby Kim (Jay) Barney, Columbus, OH; Keri Ann (John) Tieman, Phoenix, AZ; Kacey Gehrig (Suzanne) Wessel, Salem, UT; Kory Shane Wessel, Phoenix, AZ; Karolyn (Adam) Robbins, Freedom, WY; 25 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His infant daughter, Kathleen Wessel; his parents and siblings.
Services: Private family service
Mortuary: Daly-Leach
Obituary: Ravalli Republic | 29 Dec 2008
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1926 - 2008
Father: Edgar Charles Wessel
Mother: Carrie Edith Bennett Wessel
Spouse: Claudia Marie Lish Wessel
Married: 19 May 1951
Place: Inkom, Idaho
Sealed: Mesa Arizona LDS Temple
Early Life: Edgar Raymond Wessel was born March 10, 1926, in Montpelier, Idaho, the youngest child of his parents.
Education: Began school in Cokeville, Wyoming, then in Dietrich, Idaho, he finished his education, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1944.
Higher Education: Doane College | University of Idaho | University of Wyoming | Arizona State University
Life's Work/Service/Interests: In 1944, Ed joined the United States Navy and served for three years. He was honorably discharged in 1947 as an aviation cadet. He went on to attend Doane College in Iowa, followed by the University of Idaho graduating with a Master's Degree in Education. On the May 19, 1951, he married Claudia Marie Lish in Inkom, Idaho. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Mesa Arizona Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To this union were born seven children. Ed later attended the University of Wyoming's math institute for three consecutive summers on scholarship. Toward the end of his teaching career, he attended Arizona State University and earned a degree in High School Guidance Counseling. As an accomplished athlete himself, Ed shared his talents as he coached high school football, basketball, baseball and wrestling. For 37 years, he taught math and science, first in Idaho at Inkom, Soda Springs and Marsh Valley High Schools. Later, in Arizona he taught one year in Coolidge and then the remaining years at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix. His last three years he spent as a guidance counselor. Ed was very gifted with his hands. He could make anything out of wood, fix anything that was broken and loved to tinker with gadgets. His family loved his gifts, from wooden boats, banks and cars to hand hewn furniture. He was a man of sharp intellect, precision and integrity. He had a great love of the outdoors, his country and athletics, but most of all his family. Edgar "Ed" Raymond Wessel passed away Friday, December 26, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was 82.
Survived By: His wife, Claudia of Hamilton; his children: Kristeen Rae (James) Coplan, Las Vegas, NV; Debby Kim (Jay) Barney, Columbus, OH; Keri Ann (John) Tieman, Phoenix, AZ; Kacey Gehrig (Suzanne) Wessel, Salem, UT; Kory Shane Wessel, Phoenix, AZ; Karolyn (Adam) Robbins, Freedom, WY; 25 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Preceded In Death By: His infant daughter, Kathleen Wessel; his parents and siblings.
Services: Private family service
Mortuary: Daly-Leach
Obituary: Ravalli Republic | 29 Dec 2008
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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