Edward Eggers

Eggers, Edward 84, of Waverly Homes of North Oaks, passed away on May 2, 2008, from complications with Alzheimer's Disease. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eileen, in 2005, as well as his parents and his brother. Edward was born in Perham, Minnesota and grew up in New Ulm, Minnesota. He attended St. Cloud State College, and then joined the army, and while serving in Texas, met his wife, Eileen, who was also from Minnesota and also serving in the army. They were married in 1945. Upon leaving from the military, they returned to Minnesota and he continued his education, receiving his Masters Degree from the University of North Dakota. His career was always in education, where he began in Holdingford, MN, as a teacher and then going back to Perham, where he was a teacher and then principal. Shortly thereafter, he began his career as a school superintendent in Wrenshall, Minnesota. From there, he quickly began an impressive career, moving to Randolph, Wanamingo, Cannon Falls, Pipestone and then to Hibbing, MN where he spent 15 years prior to his retirement in 1985. During his time in Hibbing, he served on various organizations, serving in a leadership capacity for many of them. He served as President and was on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota State High School League, Past President of Range Assoc. of Municipalities/Schools, was on the Advisory Council for Blue Cross, President of Dist. 28 and Dist. 28 Legislative Committee. He also lobbied legislature for more than 3 million dollars for the range schools. Upon his retirement, he and his wife had planned on joining the Peace Corps, and had been assigned to Liberia where he would have been involved with education and she would have been in health care. Prior to their leaving, they were forced to cancel their plans due to health concerns they had of his wife. In 1985, they moved to Maple Grove, Minnesota, to be near their daughter, Elizabeth, who lives in a group home for persons with Prader Willi Syndrome and became active, serving on the board of Oak Wood, where she lived at the time. He is survived by his children, Peggy (Chuck) Cuddigan of Dallas, TX, Kathy (Terry) Kelly of Medina, MN, Robert (Jennifer) of Arden Hills MN, and Elizabeth of Golden Valley, MN; his grandchildren, Jeff (Cheryl) Cuddigan of Minneapolis, MN; Tom Cuddigan of Carrollton, TX, Adam (Kristi) of Carrollton TX; Sarah Kelly of Hudson, MA, Erin Kelly and Kayla Kelly of Boston, MA, William Eggers, Lucy Eggers and Joe Eggers of Arden Hills, MN; and his great-grandchildren, Corey Cuddigan of Minneapolis, MN, and Landon Cuddigan of Carrollton, TX. Funeral will be held Sat., May 10, 10 AM at Holy Name of Jesus in Medina, MN. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.