Edwin Warling, 97, of St. James, Minnesota died on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Pleasant View Good Samaritan Center in St. James, Minnesota.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at LaSalle Lutheran Church in LaSalle with Reverend Aaron Suomala Folkerds officiating. Burial will be in the LaSalle Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Monday, June 15, 2009 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and will continue for one hour prior to the services at the church on Tuesday.
Edwin Andre Warling was born on November 7, 1911 to Carl and Anna (Hurtig) Warling at the farm home in Watonwan County, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at the East Sveadahl Lutheran Church and attended the glass block school.
He married Mildred Askeland on December 20, 1935, which was Mildred’s parent’s 25th wedding anniversary. The couple farmed in the Godahl/LaSalle area until 1983 when Edwin retired. In 2004 they moved to Prairie View in St. James and in 2007 to Pleasant View Nursing Home.
Edwin enjoyed shooting pool, fishing, playing cards, gardening and wintering in Arizona.
Survivors include his sons, Jon (Mary) Warling of Othello, WA and James (Margaret) Warling of St. James, MN; daughter, JoAnn (Richard) Stacio of Phoenix, AZ; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Ardis Hanson of Butterfield, MN and sisters-in-law, Evelyn Warling of St. James, MN and Dorothy Warling of Butterfield, MN.
Edwin was preceded in death by wife of 73 years, Mildred; parents; sisters, Esther Wolner and Gladys Askeland and brothers, Rudolph, Enard and Arthur.
Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home in St. James. You may send the family condolences online at http://www.sturmfh.com.
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