Edward Robert Fogal

Edward Robert Fogal, 99 of Rushford, went to meet his Lord on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Winona Health.Ed was born March 12, 1915 in Waseca to Joe and Anna (Janike) Fogal. He married Agnes Habeck on June 28, 1933. Ed began working for the railroad as a teenager where he continued to work for the next 40 years, working for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, dancing, umpiring, making wine and collecting scrap iron. Ed was a faithful member of St. Mark Lutheran Church.He is survived by his five children, Richard (Patricia) Fogal, Jean (W. John) Peterson, Bonnie (Ronald) Brevig, Gerald (Deborah) Fogal and June (Michael) Kohnert; eleven grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great grandchildren; one brother, William (Irene) Fogal; two sisters, Katherine Myers and Marie Kerbo and one sister-in-law, Rosa Fogal.Ed was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes; daughter, Carol Storlie; granddaughter, Christine (Brevig) Rodgers; grandson, Jim Storlie; five brothers, James, Chris, Francis, Benjamin and John; five sisters, Rose Lehman, Anna Groskretz, Elizabeth Metsler, Stella Johnson, and June Fogal in infancy and his parents.Service of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2014 at St. Mark Lutheran Church with the Reverend Merlin Stephan officiating. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will take place at Oak Grove Cemetery. Hoff Funeral & Cremation Service - Rushford is assisting the family.Please share a memory of Ed, sign his online guestbook and view his video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/548329