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WALTER E. EDELEN
Walter E. Edelen was born September 9, 1911, on a farm in Poweshiek County, Iowa. He passed away November 18, 1991, at the age of 80 years.
Mr. Edelen graduated from Brooklyn, Iowa High School. He married Mildred Rinnan in January, 1935. They were the parents of three children, Barbara Zrostlik of Clear Lake, Patricia Judge of Dubuque, and Charles Edelen of Shore View, Minnesota, and have seven grandchildren and five great-grand-children.
Senator Edelen was elected to the Iowa Senate in November, 1958, and served to 1960 representing Hancock and Cerry Gordo counties in the Fifty-Eighth General Assembly.
Mr. Edelen was a former manager of Atlantic and Pacific Tea Stores in Iowa and Nebraska and operator of food stores in Garner and Luverne, Iowa from 1939-1958. He also owned and operated a farm in Cerro Gordo county. Mr. Edelen served as chairman of the Iowa Liquor Commission from 1963 to 1969.
Mr. Edelen served as a member of the Presbyterian Church, Rotary Club, Masonic Lodge, Fire Department, City Council as well as other civic groups.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE SEVENTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF IOWA: That in the passing of the honorable Walter E. Edelen, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and that the Senate, by this resolution, expresses its appreciation of his service to his community, state and nation and tenders its sympathy and kindest regards to members of his family.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the Senate and that the Secretary of the Senate be instructed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
BERL E. PRIEBE, Chair
RAY TAYLOR
MERLIN BARTZ
Committee