Edward “Eddie” M. Lund

Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 11th at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home with a 7:30 prayer service. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday, July 12th.

Funeral Services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Franklin.

Edward “Eddie” M. Lund, age 77 of Franklin, formerly of Hector, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2008 at the Redwood Area Hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2008 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Franklin. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Friday at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home with a 7:30 prayer service. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday. Interment will be in the Franklin City Cemetery. Electronics condolences may be sent via www.redwoodvalleyfuneralhome.com. The Redwood Valley Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Edward Merald Lund was born August 7, 1930 in Renville County, Hector, Minnesota to Hans O. Lund and Lillian (Kiehl) Lund. He was baptized at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Bird Island, MN and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Cosmos, MN. He attended country School District #134. Edward was raised on the farm where he was born until his marriage to Shirley Ann Wehking on November 19, 1950. The couple moved to Franklin, MN in March, 1951 where he farmed and was employed by a mechanic shop in Franklin. Edward opened his own business in 1958, the Valley Garage. He did mechanic work for area farmers and anyone that needed things repaired. In 1966 he went into the used car dealership and used car parts business. Edward retired in 1987 and his business was taken over by his son Mark, who continues the business under Lund’s Auto Recyclers Repair and Parts. Upon his retirement, Edward’s time was spent working at his shop at Nelson Yards (which he purchased in 1988) and repairing whatever he bought at auctions. He also enjoyed lending a helping hand to his sons. Edward had a stroke in 1994 and felt blessed to have come back with very little damage. Edward was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Franklin. He enjoyed going to Jackpot Buffet for the food and the friends he met there. Edward also enjoyed gathering with his friends at WalMart every morning, no matter what the weather. On June 10, 2007 Edward was involved in a serious car accident and had been hospitalized since. On May 15, 2008 he was admitted to the Redwood Area Hospital where he resided until his passing.

Edward is survived by his wife Shirley of 57 years; children: Debra (David Allen) Lund of Golden Valley, Jeffrey (Laurie) Lund of Windom, Sheree K. Cox (Douglas) of Antioch, CA, Carl (Jackie) Lund of Morton, Craig Lund of Morton, Doreen Lund of Hopkins, and Mark Lund (Aileen) of Franklin; 13 grandchildren: Sarah, Matthew, Maria, and Abby Lund, Brandon and Jason Cox, Scott, Brent, Jordan, and Jared Lund, and Edward, Lewis, and Shelby Rose Lund; 1 great grandson Kandon Lund; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son, sister Lenore Lund in 1933, brother Clarence Lund in 1972, brother Orville Lund in 1983, sister Deloris Mayer in 1987, brother Kenneth Lund in 1977, and sister Alice Meier in 2005.