Dorothy M. Edie, 89
Dorothy Mae Edie, 89, of Red Oak, formerly of Stanton, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Red Oak Rehab & Care Center.
Dorothy was born to Kelly Ray and Carrie Margaret (Buck) Carnes on July 28, 1921, in Tabor, Iowa. She was the fifth of 12 children and a twin to her brother Dick. She graduated from Tabor High School in the class of 1941.
Dorothy secretly married Carl Edie on June 3, 1940, in Rock Port, Mo. The marriage was secret so Dorothy could finish high school in Tabor. They lived in the Emerson, Malvern and Hastings, Iowa area before making their home in Stanton in 1948.
Dorothy worked as a nurse’s aid at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital for many years and as a Home Health aid later in life.
Dorothy was an avid seamstress and cook. She loved going with Carl on Saturday nights to hear area country bands, dance, and enjoy time with friends. She was a longtime member of the Worthwhile Club in Stanton and enjoyed many coffee parties there.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Jan. 24, 1988; sisters, Edna Severn, Bessie Severn, Ruth Ann Chaney and Francis Keeton; and brothers, Louis Carnes, Kenneth Carnes, Dick Carnes, Robert Carnes, Walter Carnes and Dennis Carnes.
Dorothy is survived by her son, Larry (Venita) Edie of Red Oak; daughters, Carla (Don) Rydberg of Essex, and Sandy (Don) Hansen of Shenandoah; six grandchildren, Jeff (Wendy) Olson of Overland Park, Kan., Doug (Patty) Olson of Syracuse, Utah, Cheri (Tim) Lass of Urbandale, Iowa, Jennifer (Randy) Elarton of Red Oak, Melissa (Jason) Ringgenberg of Overland Park, and Kelly Edie of Red Oak; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; brother, Kelly “Hank” (Audrey) Carnes Jr. of Winter Park, Fla.; and sisters-in-law, Donna Carnes of Coppell, Texas, Nellie Carnes of Springfield, Mo. and Lucille Van Syoc of Bellevue, Neb.; along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Services will be Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at 1 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Red Oak. A private burial with the family present will be held in the North Grove Cemetery, Emerson, Iowa with Rev. JoAnn Thomas officiating. Visitation with the family was at Sellergren-Lindell-DeMarce Funeral Home on April 25.
Memorials to Heartland Hospice, First Christian Church of Red Oak or the Stanton Friends Project can be made in Dorothy's memory. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.sldfuneralhome.com.