Edwin E. Coil

1951 - 2021

Edwin E. Coil, 89, Decatur, passed away Monday evening, Feb. 15, 2021, at Adams Woodcrest. He was born in Willshire, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1931, to the late Foster and Gertrude (Stetler) Coil. On April 22, 1951, he married Ruth E. (Ehrsam) Coil at Pleasant Mills Methodist Church she survives in Decatur.
Ed served his country in the United States Army from 1951-1953, serving in the 5th RCT Regiment Combat Team.
He graduated from Spencerville High School in 1949, and went on to graduate from International Business College. He worked for Zollner Corporation for 34 years, serving as the general manager of the Detroit Pistons from 1965-1975. Ed also served for 18 years as an Adams County Commissioner for District 2 and on the Adams Memorial Hospital Board.
He was a member of Pleasant Mills Methodist Church, Moose Lodge 1311 of Decatur, Elks Lodge 993 of Decatur, American Legion Post 43 of Decatur and F&AM Lodge 571 of Decatur. He was also a member of the Mizpah Shrine of Fort Wayne, the Royal Order of Jesters of Fort Wayne and Zollner's Quarter Century Club.
Ed served as the Adams County Treasurer for 1 1/2 years and was on the Adams Central Schools Board of Education. He was vice-chairman of Zollner Corporation Board, and was a board member from 1971-1975 for Metropolitan Society for Crippled Children & Adults.
Among survivors are two sons, Rick (Jean) Coil of White Lake, Michigan and Eric (Sherry) Coil of Decatur; daughter, Denise (Jeff) Alberding of Decatur; brother, Rex (Carolyn) Coil of Springfield, Ohio; two sisters, Teresa (Gary) Leppla and Betty Howell, both of Wapakoneta, Ohio; grandchildren, Christie (Neil) Komer, Aimee (Brad) Badarak, Lance Coil and Blake Coil; step-grandchildren, Jordan Lister and Jennifer Starlin; and great-grandchildren, Landon and Caroline Komer, Trevor and Oliver Badarak and Remi Coil.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Gehron; and three brothers, Richard, Larry and LaVerne Coil.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home-Decatur, with Pastor Karen Garner officiating and the eulogy by Doug Bauman. Burial will follow at MRE Cemetery in Berne. Military honors will be conducted by the American Legion Post 43 Color Guard.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, and 11:30 a.m. until the time of services Sunday, also at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to Pleasant Mills Methodist Church; or Shriner Children's Hospital.
Arrangements handled by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur, Indiana.
Online condolences may be made at www.zwickjahn.com.