Edward Franklin LOUK, Jr.

LOUK, HARRIS, WADE, CREIGHTON, JONES

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/21/2008 at 10:46:13

Two Die In Head-On Accident At Goodell

January 22, 2003

GOODELL-A two-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 69, near Goodell claimed the life of two men, Thursday, January 16, 2003. The accident occurred at approximately 2:20 p.m., one fourth mile north of Goodell. The drivers of the vehicles, Ralph Eugene Lease, 78, of Iowa Falls, and Edward Franklin Louk Jr., 48, of Kanawha, were pronounced dead at the scene. Lease, driving a 2003 Buick LeSabre, was traveling south on Highway 69 and crossed the center line into the path of the northbound 1991 Dodge Caravan, driven by Edward Louk. The Buick struck the Dodge Caravan nearly head-on, according to Officer David Hubbard of the Iowa State Patrol. The report states that both men were wearing seat belts. The vehicles were a total loss. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the Hancock County Sheriffs Office, the Belmond Fire Department, Goodell Fire Department and the Belmond Ambulance Service.

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Services Held

Funeral services for Edward F. Louk, Jr. were held on Monday, January 20, at the Ewing-Dugger Funeral Home of Kanawha. The Rev. Pat Odle of the Holmes Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery, rural Kanawha.
A complete obituary for Mr. Louk will appear in the January 29 edition of the Garner Leader.

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Edward Louk, Jr., 1954-2003

January 29, 2003

Edward F. Louk, Jr., of Kanawha, died on Thursday, January 16, 2003, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was 48. Funeral services were held on Monday, January 20, at the Ewing-Dugger Funeral Home of Kanawha. The Rev. Pat Odle officiated. Casket bearers were Scott Wade, Dan Jones, Duane Smith, Guy Wade, Bud Jones, Vincent Wade, Donald Yarbrough and Rich Lewellyn. Ed Weiss was named an honorary casket bearer. Burial was in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery, Kanawha.

Edward Franklin Louk, Jr., was born on June 2, 1954 at Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of Edward, Sr. and Margaret M. (Harris) Louk. He was raised and educated in Baltimore. Following his education, Ed worked at various jobs in Baltimore before working at Giant Foods for over seven years. In October of 1994, Edward and his wife, Diane moved to Kanawha, Iowa, to be closer to family. He initially worked for DeCoster Farms in Clarion, and then spent a short time working for the Garner Workshop in Garner. For the last six years he has spent his time being employed by the Pizza Ranch in Belmond. He also was a Globe Gazette carrier in Kanawha for over seven years. He enjoyed riding bicycle, watching wrestling and baseball, assembling model cars, and doing word puzzles. While in Baltimore, he was a Sergeant of Arms in the Sons of the American Legion.

Survivors include his wife, Diane of Kanawha; a son, Scott Wade, Jr. and his wife, Michelle of Kanawha; three grandchildren, Vincent, Layla and David Wade; his maternal grandmother, Margaret Harris of Baltimore, Maryland; an aunt, Elsie Creighton of Baltimore; a sister-in-law, Dreama Jones and her husband, Dan of Kanawha; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

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