Edmund W. Green (1919-2019)

GREEN, LUKAN, RAMM

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 3/28/2019 at 12:36:36

Edmund M. "Ed" Green, 99, of Cascade, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at MercyOne Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

Friends and relatives of Ed may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade, Iowa where a wake service will be held at 3:30 p.m. and a KC Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. Services for Edmund will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 30, 2019 at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa with Rev. Douglas Loecke officiating. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, Iowa with full Military honors afforded by the Cascade American Legion Post #528.

He was born May 18, 1919 in Cascade, Iowa, son of Anton and Veronica (Lukan) Green. He received his education in the rural Cascade and former St. Mary's school. On May 8, 1952 he was united in marriage to Lucy Ramm at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa. She preceded him in death on November 21, 1994.

He farmed in the rural Cascade area and drove a livestock truck until 1952 when he was employed by the US Postal Service, where he worked for 28 years until his retirement. Ed was a World War II Army Veteran, having served in the 473rd infantry.

He was a member of the Cascade American Legion Post #528 for 64 years, a member of the Cascade Knights of Columbus-Council # 930, a member of the 4th Degree Dubourg Assembly #1573, a lifetime member of the Cascade Sportsman's Club and a member of St. Matthias Parish in Cascade, Iowa. He was an avid fisherman, he loved to hunt, and he was a Chicago Cubs baseball fan.

He is survived by one sister, Dolores Fagan of Cascade, IA; two sisters-in-law, Janne Green of Cascade, IA and Ruth Green of Dubuque, IA; and several nieces and nephews.

He was also preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Urban, Larry, Mel and Herb Green; two sisters, Gertrude Hirtz and Erma Green in infancy and a sister-in-law, Catherine McNally.

Special thanks to Deb Rohr, the staff at Riverbend, and the team at MercyOne, Dubuque for their wonderful care.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com