Mr. Edward Lee Woehlecke

Graveside Services for Edward Lee Woehlecke of Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be 2:00 P.M., December 17, 2014, at Mount Hope Cemetery, Hiawatha, Kansas, with Tony French officiating. Visitation with family and friends will be from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Hiawatha, Kansas. Military Honors will be provided by the United State Marine Corps Honor Guard.

Ed passed away December 4, 2014, at home, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 82. He was born August 11, 1932, in Sikeston, Missouri, the son of William and Josephine (Erler) Woehlecke. He retired as a territory manager for Funks and N.K. seed companies. Ed was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. Ed lived in Mountain Home since 1987, moving from Hiawatha, Kansas. He enjoyed gardening, landscaping, and worked in the garden center at Wal-Mart, where he met Joyce. He married her on February 7, 2004. He owned and operated Western Auto in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Ed was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Mountain Home, Arkansas and Hiawatha Lions Club, Hiawatha, Kansas. He was a very loving and devoted husband and father. Ed enjoyed going to church, worshiping his lord and studying the bible.

Ed is survived by his wife, Joyce M. Woehlecke of Mountain Home, AR; two sons, L. Evans (Ginger) Woehlecke of Hiawatha, KS and Byron W. Woehlecke of Kansas City, MO; daughter, Sarah Jane Woehlecke of Hiawatha, KS; step-son, Larry T. (Jackie) Peridore of Anderson, IN; step-daughter, Laura A. (Scott Bush) Peridore of Chesterfield, IN; three grandchildren, Jaycea (Andy) Stueve, Drake Woehlecke and Camille Woehlecke; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his brother, William D. Woehlecke of Red Rock, AZ; brother-in-law, Ronnie (Letha) Hinkle of Paragould, AR; two sisters-in-law, Joan Burgess of West Plains, MO and Emily (Dan) Brewer of Pomona, MO and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his children's mother, Jane Bowman Woehlecke and daughter, Joanna B.Woehlecke.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church, 312 W. North St., Mountain Home, AR 72653.

Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.