Edward Egan, Jr., age 84, of Ham Lake, died November 15, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. A Memorial Mass will be 11:00 AM Friday, November 20, 2015 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Oak Grove with a visiting time at 9:30 AM until service time. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Anoka.
Edward Lawrence Egan, Jr. was born November 8, 1931 in Oak Grove to Edward and Margaret (Weidner) Egan, Sr. When he was young his family moved to South Dakota and later moved back to Oak Grove. Ed then attended Anoka Vo-Teck studying Agriculture. On May 24, 1965 he married Carol Atkins and they lived most of their married life in East Bethel. They attended St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Oak Grove. Ed enjoyed dairy farming and then hobby farming. Ed and Carol wintered in Arizona since 1987.
Ed passed away unexpectedly on November 15, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids at the age of 84 years and 7 days. He is survived by his wife, Carol; 3 children, Sally (Michael) Ratke, Lisa (Aldean) Adams, Patrick (Kelli) Egan; 8 grandchildren, Tia (Patrick), Brianna, Travis, Ashley (Colin), Kasandra (Zach), Jasmine, Blake, Ryan; 2 great-grandchildren, Jacob, Amirah; 1 brother, Mickey (Donnie) Egan; 4 sisters, Betty Irwin, Sue Hartfiel, Peggy Wells, Renee (Wayne) Williams; and by many other relatives and friends.
Eddie,
My Brother, my school buddy, my friend, what memories. I love you. Say hello to the rest of the family in heaven.
Love, your Sister Betsy
Eddy,
I will miss our summer time trips to Sue’s and our winter time phone calls. I hope it is a long time until I see you again.
Love ya,
Peg
I will miss the stories!
Troy Turner
Woof, woof Edward,
Who will I bite now? I sure will miss you.
Your furry friend,
Freckles aka Pepper
I miss you so much already and it’s only been a day. I am going to miss the way you called me Cinderella. You were more than an Uncle to my brothers and me., as we lost our own Dad so long ago. You were a great man.
Love Your Favorite Niece, Cyndy
Hey grandpa,
I’m going to miss you more than you will ever know. I have treasured these last four years getting to know you by living in Arizona. I have heard ever story of yours countless of times and I never got tired of hearing them. You were loved by so many and you will be missed more than you can imagine. Thank you for being my grandpa and father all rolled into one. I am a lucky person to have known you. I love you more than words and one day we can sit down and enjoy a pot of coffee.
I love you,
Brianna and Amirah
Eddie you will so be missed. You were a great man and one of a kind.
As I try to envision life without you, as it seems so spurious, my mind remembers how truly amazing you were. I am going to miss the stories and sure wish I would have noted them in some way. I will miss you and am grateful for the memories I have. Give my daddy and everyone else up their with you a great big hug from me.
Love,
Suzy Betty
Uncle Eddy,
I really appreciate the stories that you have told me over the years. You always promised more, when will that happen?
I love you,
Your Great Nephew Sam
Thank you Dad, for being the best Father anyone could ask for. I miss you so much. It hurts so bad to know that I will never see you again. I know death is a part of life, but when it does happen, it never seems right. I still had plans with you that will never be. I hope God has you in His arms right now. It has been raining for 2 days, and I told Mom that is all the tears we cannot seem to turn off. I am glad you are not in pain anymore. I hope I will make you proud of me, as your passing has made me realize all of the things I want and need to do better. I hope you can look down at me to give me the motivation I need to press on, and for you to be able to smile and know that I am ok. Rest in Peace Daddy. I love you.
Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean, I’ll miss you until we meet again… I love you uncle I will greatly miss your stories and your sense of humor, you were an amazing man you touched the lives of many people. You are gone but will never be forgotten! ♡
though you have been gone only a short time……your loss feels like an eternity…..I wish I could pour you that one last cup of coffee……..The thing I will miss most is your sense of humor and smile……..good bye for now……..and Come again soon!!!
you will be missed eddie
still hard to believe that you’re really gone my prayers and thoughts are with you and your family I’m going to miss my uncle so much. Thank you for being always so kind to me, and thanks for the great stories. I’ll never forget our talk in my grandma’s driveway. I love you and please tell my papa I love and miss him.
I am so sorry to hear of Eddie’s passing. He and my dad (Bill Green) were so close. I am thankful they are together again. I know my dad is laughing about something Eddie says. I have fond memories of how KIND Eddie was ….especially to children. And he sure love to tell ghost stories and he got such a wonderful twinkle in his eye. I am so thankful I saw him at my Moms 80th birthday party.
Jane
Eddie please give hugs to my Daddy