Individual Details
Edmund C. Sand
(July 14, 1922 - November 22, 2001)
Edmund C. Sand
79
Waite Park
Nov. 22, 2001
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waite Park for Edmund C. Sand, age 79, of 1102 7th St. S, who died Thursday at his home. Rev. Ronald Weyrens will officiate and burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Sauk Rapids with full military honors provided by Waite Park American Legion Post 428. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Monday at Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids. Waite Park American Legion Post 428 will pray at 6:30 p.m., followed by St. Joseph's parish prayers at 7:00 p.m., and Melrose VFW Post 7050 at 7:30 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home in Sauk Rapids.
Edmund was born July 15, 1922, in New Munich to Leo M. & Katherine (Thull) Sand. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII and Korean War. He married Bernadette Otto on February 12, 1949, at St. Mark's Church in St. Paul. He worked as a soil conservationist for the Federal Government (BIA) from 1956-1980. He is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waite Park, 4th degree Knights of Columbus in Aberdeen, SD, Catholic Order of Foresters, Waite Park American Legion Post 428, Melrose VFW Post 7050, DAV, NARF, AARP, and the Soil Conser-vation Society of America. He enjoyed music, old time country, and bluegrass for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Bernadette of Waite Park; children and their spouses, Allan & Cherry of Mountain View, CA, Catherine & Fred Burkhart of Bentonville, AR, Carol & Dennis Rote of Aurora, MO, David & Mary of Avon, Arleen of St. Petersburg, FL, Michael of Oklahoma City, OK, Patty & Rick Rodland of Alexandria, Ron & Sandra of Lakeville, Peter & Jeanette of South Haven; adopted grandchildren, Niki of Alexandria and Ben of Waite Park; sisters, and brothers, Pauline Kruschek and Syl Sand both of St. Cloud, Joan Otto and Rembert both of New Munich, Jerome of Melrose, Werner and Maynerd both of Avon, Marlene Benkowski of Wheaton, Florian Mayers of Conrad, MO, and Jean Enneking of Albany; 17 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Theresa; brother, Ervin; and sister, Lucille.
79
Waite Park
Nov. 22, 2001
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waite Park for Edmund C. Sand, age 79, of 1102 7th St. S, who died Thursday at his home. Rev. Ronald Weyrens will officiate and burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Sauk Rapids with full military honors provided by Waite Park American Legion Post 428. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. Monday at Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids. Waite Park American Legion Post 428 will pray at 6:30 p.m., followed by St. Joseph's parish prayers at 7:00 p.m., and Melrose VFW Post 7050 at 7:30 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home in Sauk Rapids.
Edmund was born July 15, 1922, in New Munich to Leo M. & Katherine (Thull) Sand. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII and Korean War. He married Bernadette Otto on February 12, 1949, at St. Mark's Church in St. Paul. He worked as a soil conservationist for the Federal Government (BIA) from 1956-1980. He is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waite Park, 4th degree Knights of Columbus in Aberdeen, SD, Catholic Order of Foresters, Waite Park American Legion Post 428, Melrose VFW Post 7050, DAV, NARF, AARP, and the Soil Conser-vation Society of America. He enjoyed music, old time country, and bluegrass for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Bernadette of Waite Park; children and their spouses, Allan & Cherry of Mountain View, CA, Catherine & Fred Burkhart of Bentonville, AR, Carol & Dennis Rote of Aurora, MO, David & Mary of Avon, Arleen of St. Petersburg, FL, Michael of Oklahoma City, OK, Patty & Rick Rodland of Alexandria, Ron & Sandra of Lakeville, Peter & Jeanette of South Haven; adopted grandchildren, Niki of Alexandria and Ben of Waite Park; sisters, and brothers, Pauline Kruschek and Syl Sand both of St. Cloud, Joan Otto and Rembert both of New Munich, Jerome of Melrose, Werner and Maynerd both of Avon, Marlene Benkowski of Wheaton, Florian Mayers of Conrad, MO, and Jean Enneking of Albany; 17 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Theresa; brother, Ervin; and sister, Lucille.
Events
| Birth | July 14, 1922 | New Munich, MN | |||
| Marriage | February 12, 1949 | St. Paul, MN - Bernadette Otto | |||
| Death | November 22, 2001 | 56387 Waite Park, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Bernadette Otto |
| Child | Allan Paul Sand |
| Child | Catherine Mary Sand |
| Child | Carol Jean Sand |
| Child | Theresa Marie Sand (1953 - ) |
| Child | David George Sand |
| Child | Arlene "Arleen" Janette Sand |
| Child | Michael Sand |
| Child | Patricia Louise Sand |
| Child | Ron Sand |
| Child | Peter Sand (1965 - 2008) |
| Father | Leo Michael Sand (1895 - 1992) |
| Mother | Katherina "Katie" Thull (1898 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Pauline Maria Sand (1919 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Joan Christine Sand |
| Sibling | Lucille Sand (1924 - ) |
| Sibling | Ervin Herman Sand (1926 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Werner "Vern" Peter Sand |
| Sibling | Maynard Theodore Sand |
| Sibling | Rembert A. Sand |
| Sibling | Eugenia "Jean" Ann Sand |
| Sibling | Marlene Margaret Sand |
| Sibling | Floriann Clara Sand |
| Sibling | Jerome Alphonse Sand |