Ediger, Sam (1919-2009)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2009 Sep 7 p. 13

Birth date: 1919 Jun 24

text of obituary:

SAM EDIGER

Sam Ediger, 90, of Hesston, Kan., died Aug. 22, 2009, at Schowalter Villa. He was born June 24, 1919, to Henry H. and Marie Schmidt Ediger in Buhler.

As a building contractor he was co-owner/operator of Ediger Brothers Construction for 20 years, then he was the owner/operator of Sam Ediger and Sons Construction. He belonged to Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church of Inman and the Men’s Brotherhood.

On Sept. 12, 1943, he married Betty Jane Regehr at McPherson County. She preceded him in death on July 9, 2001. On Feb. 2, 2002, he married Linda Ediger Guhr at Newton.

Survivors include his wife, Linda; four children, Bruce Ediger and his wife, Sherry, of Hesston, Darrell Ediger and his wife, DeeDee, of Dalton, Ohio, David Ediger and his wife, Marilyn, of Hesston, and Bette Jo Lehrman and her husband, Verney, of Newton; two stepchildren, Jim Guhr and his wife, Christy, of Joplin, Mo., and Lynett Peters and her husband, Allen, of Eminence, Mo.; two sisters, Marie Widmer of Washington, Iowa, and Amanda Bartel of Wichita; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Raymond, Curt and Henry Ediger; and three sisters, Linda Voth, Hilda Buller and Lavina Goering.

Funeral services were held at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church. Burial was in Hoffnungsau Cemetery.