Charles Edward Connell

Charles "Eddy" Edward Connell, 87, Bismarck,

died March 30, 1997, Easter morning, in the Mandan

hospital. A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m.

Wednesday at McCabe United Methodist Church,

Bismarck, with the Rev. Peary Wilson officiating.

Eddy was born July 20, 1909, in Eau Claire, Wis.,

to Charles J. and Josephine (Lasseck) Connell. He

grew up in Eau Claire, graduating from high school

and the University of Wisconsin there. He moved to

Bismarck in 1967 and married Anna Marie Anderson

in Las Vegas, in 1968. Eddy's employment began

with teaching history in Eau Claire. He later

managed Eddy's Bakery in Grand Forks, Peoria,

Ill., Minneapolis, and the Bismarck plant until

its closing in 1969. He owned and operated Eddy's

Thrift Bakery in Mobridge, S.D., and later owned

and operated Eddy's lounge in Wilton until 1976.

He founded Eddy's Music Corp. in 1976 and

continued to book bands throughout the upper

midwest until 1995.

Eddy was a lifelong member of the Elks, associate

member of Bismarck Eagles and belonged to the

Federal Musician's Association. He was also a

member of International Toast Masters Association

and was an eloquent speaker, winning numerous

awards.

He thoroughly enjoyed life, family, family

gatherings, music, dancing, people and football

(not in that order). Eddy was a loving, kind and

gentle man who will be greatly missed by family,

friends and all that knew him.

Eddy is survived by his wife, Anna Marie; four

sons and three daughters-in-law, Danial and

Barbara, Eau Claire, Riley and Sandy, Baribou,

Wis., Gail Wanner, Bismarck, and Dale and Anna

Grabinger, Menoken; three daughters and two

sons-in-law, Jeanne and Bruce Cameron, Tampa,

Fla., Judy and Ron Weigum, Bismarck, and JoAnn

Cooper, Bismarck; one brother, James Connell, Eau

Claire; one sister, Mary Connell, Eau Claire; 14

grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and

numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three

sisters, Lucille Connell, Florence Kruger and

Alice Odegard. (Bismarck Funeral Home)