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Edward Eugene Drake

Birth	:	5 Sep 1918 Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	17 Sep 2009 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ruble, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8372000, -96.3799000
Description	:	Edward Drake, 91, of Le Mars passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 in the Floyd Valley Hospital at Le Mars, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2009 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston Township, rural Akron, Iowa. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitations will be after 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with the family present to greet friends after 5:30 p.m. followed by a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service. Visitations will continue at the church Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Read More	Edward Drake, 91, of Le Mars passed away Thursday, September 17, 2009 in the Floyd Valley Hospital at Le Mars, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2009 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston Township, rural Akron, Iowa. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitations will be after 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with the family present to greet friends after 5:30 p.m. followed by a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service. Visitations will continue at the church Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Pallbearers will be Roger Neyens, Tony Neyens, Brenda Pierce, Kory Mammen, Kelli Engel, Todd Willer, Chad Willer, and Michael Rodriguez. Edward Eugene Drake was born September 5, 1918 at Eldon, Iowa to Edward F. and Lucy (Lepper) Drake McNerney. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Chatsworth, Iowa. Ed was united in marriage to Mildred Frerichs on November 25, 1937 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Preston Township, rural Akron, Iowa. Ed and Mildred had farmed in the Sioux City, Chatsworth, Akron, and Hawarden area until 1971 when they moved to le Mars. He then worked for Lehmann Construction of Akron for several years. He later worked at Walmart assembling bicycles until he was 80 years young. He was a longtime member of St. John's Lutheran church where in the past he had served as President of the Congregation, Deacon, and previous call committees. Ed enjoyed woodworking by making toys and several decorative inlay projects through the years. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Mildred of Le Mars; 4 daughters: Marilyn Neyens and her husband Melvin of Le Mars, Marlus Mammen of Hinton, Iowa, Linda Rodriguez of Lancaster, California, and Vicki Willer and her husband Darrell of Oshkosh, Wisconsin; 10 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Floyd Drake and a brother in infancy; a son-in-law Maynard Mammen, and a great grandchild.

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Edward Eugene Drake's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ruble, Plymouth County, USA.
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Edward Eugene Drake death on 17 Sep 2009 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8372000
Longitude: -96.3799000

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ruble, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8372000, -96.3799000

2. Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8208760, -96.3318410

3. Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8514600, -96.2902600

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5. Saint Peter Cemetery
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6. Union Hill German Baptist Cemetery
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7. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
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8. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7484000, -96.3315000

9. Saint Joseph Cemetery
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10. Saint Patricks Cemetery
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12. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9681015, -96.3143997

13. Hillside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7291985, -96.2544022

14. Saint Joseph Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8953018, -96.2005997

15. Assumption Catholic Cemetery
Merrill, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7214480, -96.2583450

16. Mount Hope Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8885994, -96.5667038

17. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9585991, -96.2550201

18. Resthaven Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8375015, -96.1686020

19. Union Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8911018, -96.5863037

20. Calvary Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7939000, -96.1527100

21. Memorial Cemetery
Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7875000, -96.1504920

22. Westfield Township Cemetery
Westfield, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7510986, -96.5914001

23. Grace Hill Cemetery
Hawarden, Sioux County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0052986, -96.4708023

24. Liberty Perry Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6557999, -96.3893967