Mildred A. Edelen
'GARNER -- Mildred A. Edelen, 100, of Garner died Saturday (July 12, 2008) at the Concord Care Center in Garner. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday at the United Presbyterian Church in Garner with Rev. David Wagner officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner. Visitation will be from 9 A.M. until service time at the church on Tuesday. Memorials may be directed to the United Presbyterian Church, Hospice of North Iowa or the donor's charity of choice. Cataldo Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mildred Alene Edelen, the daughter of Lorenz and Anna Bertina (Heng) Rinnan, was born June 11, 1908, on a farm in Marshall County, Iowa. She graduated from Gilman High School. Mildred received her nursing degree in 1931 from Grinnell Community Hospital where she later worked as a nurse. On January 6, 1935, she was married to Walter Edward Edelen at Grinnell. They lived in Omaha, NE until 1937 when they moved to Ft. Dodge. In 1939, they moved to Garner where they owned and operated Edelen's Food Market until 1958. They then moved to Des Moines where Walt served as a state official. Upon retiring they returned to Garner w...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
e they were involved in many endeavors. Mildred was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and was faithful to her church. She enjoyed playing bridge, 500, crocheting and embroidering. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, UPW and Order of Eastern Star. Mildred is survived by her children, Barbara Zrostlik Beyer and husband, Maynard, of Clear Lake, Patricia Judge and husband, Randy, of Dubuque and Charles Edelen and wife, Marian, of Ham Lake, MN; eight grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; a sister, Helen Weaver of Gilman; a sister-in-law, Pat Rinnan of Rockford, IL; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, Nov. 18, 1991; son-in-law, Francis Zrostlik, April 12, 2000; her parents; and siblings, Hazel Housman, Dorothy Moyer, Harold Rinnan, Raymond Rinnan and Robert Rinnan.
