Skalla, Edwin "Bud" (1921 - 2013)

SKALLA, KEPFORD, BRUMMER, VISCARIOUS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/28/2013 at 13:10:59

Name of deceased: Edwin “Bud” Skalla

Aged: 92 yrs, 10 mo, 19 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Jan. 7, 1921, on the family farm near Portsmouth, IA

Died: Nov. 26, 2013, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: sisters, Sylvia (spouse, Don) Kepford, San Jacinto, CA; Roseann Brummer, Logan, IA; sister-in-law, Vi Skalla, Portsmouth, IA; nieces; nephews; other relatives

Predeceased by: Parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (nee Viscarious) Skalla; brothers, LaVere, Al, Vincent, and Robert; sister, Helen

Education: attended St. Mary’s Catholic School, Portsmouth, IA

Religious affiliation: baptized, confirmed, and remained a life-long member of St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth, IA

Military service: no information available

Marriage: never married

Employment: farmer

Hobbies/Interests: collected antiques and small tractors; loved farm sales and often came home with John Deere or Case IH equipment

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com; kjan.com