Edward Meade

Picha Funeral Home, Locally Owned and Operated

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Edward Meade, age 82 of rural Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin died peacefully Monday, December 17, 2007 at St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 10:30 A.M. at the Meadows Funeral Home in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Burial will be at St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery in Palatine, Illinois. Visitation will be held at the Picha Funeral Home of Lake Delton, Wisconsin on Thursday, December 20, 2007 from 3 to 6 P.M. and on Friday, December 21, 2007 at the Meadows Funeral Home from 3 to 8 P.M.

Edward was born May 25, 1925 in Pound, Virginia the son of Thurston and Belle (Fleming) Meade. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country during World War 2. In October of 1974 he married Elaine Deck in Rolling Meadows. He was a carpenter for many years in this area and retired in 1987. In 1991 he moved to the Wisconsin Dells area where he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Ed also loved being outdoors and driving his A.T.V. mule around his rural property and spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Edward is survived by his wife, Elaine; sons, Thurston (Monica) Meade of Cary, Illinois and Richard (Margaret) Meade of Eastland, Texas; daughters, Deborrah (Steven) Lohrmann of Rolling Meadows, Lori (Jim) Baird of Lake Worth, Florida, Holly (Timothy) Fisher of Loomis, California and Patricia (Peter) Parks of Rockford, Illinois; brothers, Larry (Sandra) Meade of Pound, Virginia and Jerry (Jan) Meade of Lebanon, Virginia; sister, Wanda (Ulus) Sturgill of Union, South Carolina; sister in law, Shirley Meade of Pound, Virginia; 10 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Kenneth and 1^st wife, Teresa.