Edgar Paul Dorn

Lewiston, MN. Edgar P. Dorn, 86, of Lewiston, MN, died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Lewiston Villa Nursing Home in Lewiston, MN. Edgar was born on May 22, 1922 on his family farm in rural Lewiston to August and Amanda (Kastner) Dorn. He graduated from Lewiston High School. On February 3, 1951 Edgar married Doris Loushin at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Winona. The couple farmed on the Dorn family farm north of Lewiston. In 1979 they moved to Lewiston where he enjoyed gardening and fishing. He was a member of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Lewiston and was very active in the church. He is survived by four daughters, Shirley (Dave) Adank of Bluff Siding, WI; Sue (Jeff) Gensmer of Stewartville; Sandra Parsons (Richard Klindworth) of LaCrosse, WI; and Sheila (Joe) Searcy of St. Charles; six grandchildren, Melissa, Michelle and Molly Adank, Paul and Stephen Gensmer, and Kylie Searcy, a great grandchild, a sister Selma Arsnow of Lewiston and a brother Raymond (Marcella) Dorn of Lewiston.?Edgar was preceded in death by his wife Doris, three sisters, Irma Laubenstein, Alma Mertens, and Nora Nelson, and a brother, Alvin. The Funeral Service for Edgar will be at 11:00AM Monday, June 9, 2008 at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Lewiston with The Reverends David A. Fischer and Michael A. Lindemann officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery following the service on Monday. Friends may call from 10-11AM on Monday at the church. Hoff Funeral Home, Lewiston Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements. Please feel free to share a memory of Edgar with his family and sign the on-line guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com