Edward R. Walters

EDWARD WALTERS

Edward R. Walters, 80, of 1137 N. 21st St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 2, at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore J. Hendricks will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.

Mr. Walters was born Aug. 7, 1921, at Severin, Kansas, son of the late Alex and Mary Leikam Walters. He moved to Manitowoc as a child with his parents, residing here since. He attended Manitowoc schools. He married Ethel Strathmann Sept. 28, 1946, at Manitowoc. Prior to his retirement in 1975 due to illness, he had been employed as foreman on the assembly line for Kelvinator Commercial Products, Manitowoc.

Survivors include his wife, Ethel M.; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Larry and Shirley Walters of Manitowoc, and David Walters of Green Bay; a brother, Francis of Sparta, and Ernest of Manitowoc; four sisters, Mrs. John (Helen) Hornes and Mrs. Clarence (Sophie) Tesnow of Manitowoc, Mrs. Matt (Gustie) Meyer of Fond du Lac, and Mrs. James (Dorothy) Luttrell of Illinois, and two grandchildren, Nick and Carrie. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Victor, Joseph and Alphonse, and a sister, Mrs. Andrea Heidt.

Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday where a prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. Herald Times Reporter, September 3, 1981 P. 3