(veteran)

Walter E. Case, 97, of Lyons, died Dec. 22, 2009, at Arbor Manor in Fremont. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, with a 1:30 p.m. prayer service at Pelan Funeral Home in Lyons. Interment will be in the Lyons Cemetery at a later date.

Walter Edward “Eddie” Case was born Oct. 12, 1912, to Henry Thurman and Delpha Aletha (Ingram) Case at Edgar Springs, Mo. The Case family moved from Missouri to Herman where he attended grade school until the early death of his father, when he quit school to work to help take care of his family of six.

He could do any job that was put in front of him. He worked 28 years at a service station in Herman and drove truck doing local hauling.

Mr. Case served almost three years in the Army during WW II. Part of his time was spent overseas. He returned to Herman following his discharge.

In 1963, he married Ruby G. Moran of rural Lyons. He moved to the Cuming County farm and was employed at Johnson Hardware in Lyons for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1999. He was a very good appliance repairman and spent many after work hours going to friends’ and neighbor’s homes to fix TVs or anything else that might need his expertise.

He was an active member of the Memorial United Methodist Church of Lyons.

He is survived by his stepdaughters, Nancy and Mark Eckert of Arlington, and Jerrel Lea Branch of Sioux City, Iowa; son and daughter-in-law, Richard L. and Peggy Case of Hawarden, Iowa; sister, Alma Bilderback of Fort Calhoun; brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Winnie Case of Shalimar, Fla.; two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby; two brothers, Ray and Alfus Case; and a sister, Zelma Dorn.

Memorials are suggested to the Lyons Senior Center.