Andrew James Edkin

ANDREW EDKIN MUSCATINE, Iowa - Andrew James Edkin, 34, of Muscatine, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Memorial Service will be 11 a.m. on Monday, June 16, 2008, at Calvary Church. Reverend Dan Schoepf will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2008, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Mary Watson for an educational fund for his daughter, Chloe Lynn. Andrew was born on December 28, 1973, in Davenport, the son of Bruce Aaron and Mary Alma Henkel Edkin. He was a carpenter for Hy-Brand Construction. Andrew lived his life to the fullest and was happy for every new day. He had a great sense of humor and always liked to make people laugh. Survivors include a daughter, Chloe Lynn of Muscatine; his father, Dr. Bruce A. Edkin and wife, Lynann, of Illinois City, Illinois; his mother, Mary Watson of Muscatine; one brother, Jacob Edkin and wife, Crystal, of Ojo Caliente, New Mexico; one sister, Krista Graham and husband, Steve, of Muscatine; one half-brother, Bruce Edkin II of Rhode Island; two half-sisters, Bridget Edkin of New York and Regan...[more]

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kin of Illinois City, Illinois; his grandmother, Iris Edkin of Muscatine; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his fianc�'©, Christie Ortega, and his grandfather, Dr. Forest Edkin.