ived on a farm place by Hayfield and lived in Britt until the mid 1950's, when they moved their family to Duncan. Edith loved her family and made it her job to raise and care for her 8 children. She had a daycare while her children were young, then worked at Concord Care Center from 1974 to 1980 and Duncan Heights from 1980 to 1987. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and time spent with her grandchildren. In her retirement years, she passed the time sewing quilts and doing alterations. Over the years, her strong Christian faith comforted her during the struggles that life presented. She was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Rosary Society, Catholic Workman FCSLA, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Garfield Hobby Club, and a Birthday Club. Those left to cherish her memory are her eight children, Rita (Terry) Norstrud of Fernandina Beach, FL, Joyce Uhlenhake of Orlando FL, Jeanette (Don) Priebe of Mason City, Dennis (Pat) Drabek of Garner, Vivian (Kenny) Sankey of Yulee, FL, Pauline (Tim) Lynch of Britt, Rosemary (Brent) Weaver of Garner and Denise (Rick) Sankey of Garner; twenty grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren, with two more arriving in the fall; one sister, Evelyn Buffington of Mason City; a sister-in-law, Peggy Holck of Ames; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, on July 3, 1999; parents; three brothers, Kenneth, Lloyd, and Marvin; and son-in-law, Jerry Uhlenhake.