IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Edward Charles
Purcell
August 7, 1948 – January 19, 2003
Obituary
Mr. Edward C. Purcell, age 54, of Owatonna died Sunday, January 19, 2003 at his home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2003 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with Rev. Mark Huberty officiating. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veteran`s Cemetery, Little Falls. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale. There will be a prayer service 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Edward Charles Purcell was born August 7, 1948 in St. Cloud to Earl and Bernice (Coombs) Purcell. He graduated from Annandale High School in 1966 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Viet Nam War. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and the Naval Commendation with Combat V. He married Audrey Rosenow in February of 1971 and they later divorced. Ed owned and operated Purcell Excavating, Annandale from 1982-1994. He was a life member of the Veteran`s of Foreign War and a former member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church.
He is survived by his two sons, Jeff of St. Cloud, Joe of Annandale; father & step mother, Earl & Helen Purcell of Annandale; brothers, sisters, & their spouses, Jack & Peggy of Annandale, Larry & Anna of Annandale, Donald & Patty of Maple Lake, Robert & Carol of Annandale, Mary & William Greene of Owatonna, Daniel of South Haven, Deborah & Dean Flygare of Annandale, Timothy & Mary of Winsted; several nieces and nephews. His mother and two nieces preceded him in death.
The pallbearers will be Jack, Larry, Donald, Robert, & Timothy Purcell, and Bill Latour; the honorary pallbearers will be Daniel Purcell, Mary Greene, and Deborah Flygare.
Arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2003 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale with Rev. Mark Huberty officiating. Burial will be in the Minnesota State Veteran`s Cemetery, Little Falls. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale. There will be a prayer service 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Edward Charles Purcell was born August 7, 1948 in St. Cloud to Earl and Bernice (Coombs) Purcell. He graduated from Annandale High School in 1966 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Viet Nam War. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and the Naval Commendation with Combat V. He married Audrey Rosenow in February of 1971 and they later divorced. Ed owned and operated Purcell Excavating, Annandale from 1982-1994. He was a life member of the Veteran`s of Foreign War and a former member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church.
He is survived by his two sons, Jeff of St. Cloud, Joe of Annandale; father & step mother, Earl & Helen Purcell of Annandale; brothers, sisters, & their spouses, Jack & Peggy of Annandale, Larry & Anna of Annandale, Donald & Patty of Maple Lake, Robert & Carol of Annandale, Mary & William Greene of Owatonna, Daniel of South Haven, Deborah & Dean Flygare of Annandale, Timothy & Mary of Winsted; several nieces and nephews. His mother and two nieces preceded him in death.
The pallbearers will be Jack, Larry, Donald, Robert, & Timothy Purcell, and Bill Latour; the honorary pallbearers will be Daniel Purcell, Mary Greene, and Deborah Flygare.
Arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Care of Annandale.
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