Edward L. Hommer

Edward L. Hommer, 46, Duluth, died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002, as a result of injuries received attempting to climb Mt. Rainier, near Tacoma, Wash. He was born Nov. 19, 1955, in Manistee, Mich. He served in the U.S. Army as a member of the 82nd Airborne. He was currently a pilot for American Airlines. Ed is survived by his children, Simone Linderman of Centennial, Colo., Carmen, Mitchel and Garrison Hommer, Altoona, Wis.; his parents Mae and Harvey Bond of Manistee, Mich.; his maternal grandmother Veronica Franklin of Eastlake, Mich.; sisters, Connie Hommer of Manistee, Mich., and Terri Gallegos of Katy, Texas; a brother Charles Bond of Springlake, Mich.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. SERVICES:Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Manistee, Mich. The family suggests that those wanting to remember Ed consider a gift in his memory for: High Exposure Foundation, c/o Sarah Cron, 3055 Clark Rd., Two Harbors, MN., 55616, or for the benefit of the Hommer Children, 1019 Mulberry Dr., Altoona, WI., 54720. Arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home, 480 Water St., Manistee, MI., 49660.