Edwin Eggers, age 99, of Wisner, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, Sept 1st at the Wisner Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Zion-St. John Lutheran Church, rural Wisner, NE with Pastor Robert Mayes officiating. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, September 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner and will continue on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner in charge of arrangements.
Edwin William Eggers was born January 18, 1922 at home south of Wisner, NE to William and Emma (Hass) Eggers. He was baptized on February 12, 1922 by Pastor Treskow and later confirmed on April 5, 1936 by Pastor Dorn at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Wisner. Eddie attended Zion Lutheran Parochial School. At the age of 17, he went to the upper Midwest to follow the harvest crews.
On April 12, 1942, he was united in marriage to Geraldine Vollmer at Zion Lutheran Church. To this couple four children were born-Judy, Gail, Carol and Randy. Eddie farmed and also did carpentry work. In 1976, the couple moved into Wisner.
Eddie was a member of Zion-St. John Lutheran Church, where he held various offices, he played baseball on the Rock Creek Baseball Team for 27 years and was an avid St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fan.
Survivors include:
Daughter-Gail Ringer of Wisner, NE and family-Penny and Kris Kindschuh and children-Kristal (Brandon) Whittaker and daughter-Madalynn, Kole (Nicole) Kindschuh and daughter-Kadence, Kaleb Kindschuh and Kathryn Kindschuh, Paula Ringer and daughter-Abigail (Trenton) Dohmen and children-Adlee and Tyen, Robert and Rebecca Ringer and children-Weston, Wyatt, and Walker Ringer; Daughter-Carol and Bob Duncan of Wisner, NE and family-Chad (Tara) Duncan and children-Simone and Alexander, Clay Duncan and daughter-Paityn, Amy (Rubick) Menendez and children-Alyssa and daughter Vivian, Zion, and Elena; Son-Randy Eggers of Elkhorn, NE and family-Erin McClure and children-Keaston and Kayden, Easton (Crista) Eggers and children-Carsten and Colton, Randi (Dustin) Petrik and children-Devin and Reagan; son-in-law-Gil Janssen of Lincoln, NE and daughter-Dedra (Jeff) Robb and children-Isabel, Owen and Emily; several nieces and nephews also survive him.
Eddie was preceded in death by his parents-William and Emma Hass, wife-Geraldine, daughter-Judy Janssen, son-in-law-Ronnie Ringer, and siblings-Nelda Heermann, Alvin (Butch) Eggers, Wilbert Eggers, Theora Heller, Delores Kroeker, and Myra (Mike) Thies.
