Hegtvedt, Edward O 1930 - 2008

HEGTVEDT, HILLESTAD, COYLE, WATTERS, NIELSEN, PRONGA, ALEJANDRO, HALLER, EDWARDS, ARNETT

Posted By: Norman Hjelmeland (email)
Date: 3/25/2014 at 10:34:45

Edward Hegtvedt, 78, of Rockwell died on Friday (Sept. 12, 2008) at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 305 Elm St., Rockwell, with the Rev. Donald Bruggeman officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, rural Rockwell.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a scriptural wake service at 7 p.m.

Memorials may be directed to the Edward Hegtvedt Memorial Fund.

Edward O. Hegtvedt was born June 26, 1930, in Decorah, Iowa, the son of Eddie and Palma (Hillestad) Hegtvedt. He graduated from Clear Lake in 1949. He married Lois Coyle on Jan. 13, 1951, in Manly, Iowa. Edward and Lois lived and farmed the same land for 52 years before moving to Rockwell. He farmed his entire life, but also worked for various trucking companies, including Mitchell Transport where he earned the One Million Mile Safe Driving Award. Ed and Lois enjoyed wintering in Alamo, Texas, and stayed there for several winters.

He enjoyed camping, collecting fishing reels and caps, fishing, visiting casinos, and playing softball in his younger days. Ed loved socializing with his friends and had a great sense of humor and wit to him and could always be heard telling a joke or two. Ed loved his family and especially his grandchildren who were very important to him. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Edward is survived by his wife, Lois; children, Mike and Wendy Hegtvedt, Pat and Dawn Hegtvedt, Dan and Laurie Hegtvedt, Deb and David Watters and Sandy and Kenny Nielsen; grandchildren, Stacy and Derek Pronga, Amy and Mark Alejandro, Aaron Hegtvedt (Gretta), Derek Hegtvedt (Kristy), Matthew and Tessa Haller, Lindsey and Casey Edwards, Jordan Haller, Kyle Hegtvedt, Katlyn Hegtvedt, Kristan Hegtvedt, Andrea Watters, Brent Watters and fiancé, Molly, Mindi Watters, Abbie Nielsen, Spencer Nielsen and Nicholas Nielsen; great-grandchildren, Jacob Pronga, Braden Pronga, Addison Alejandro, Avery Hegtvedt and Parker Haller; brother, David Hegtvedt and his wife, Marilyn; brother and sister in-laws, Dean and Audrey Coyle, Helen Arnett and Frances Coyle; and several nieces and nephews.

Edward was preceded in death by his parents, Eddie and Palma; and parents-in-law, John and Grace Coyle; nephews, Tim Hegtvedt, Pat Coyle and Tom Coyle; niece, Penny Coyle and brother-in-laws, John Arnett and John (Jack) Coyle.

Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, Mason City, 641-423-0924.

Globe-Gazette Newspaper, September 14 2008