Eleanor H. Edman
April 27, 1914 - March 17, 2006
WILLMAR -- Eleanor H. Edman, 91, of Willmar, formerly of Pennock, died Friday at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.
The service will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Evangelical Covenant Church in New London. Burial will be at Lundby Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Harvey Anderson Funeral Home in Willmar and for one hour prior to the service at the church.
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She was born April 27, 1914, in Lake Andrew Township, Kandiyohi County, to Henry and Nellie (Larson) Swenson. She grew up in Lake Andrew Township and attended District 25 and District 9 schools.
She married Bennie H. Edman on Sept. 10, 1932, at her parents' farm. They farmed and operated Plain View Stock Farm in Arctander Township. Bennie died in 1975. She moved from the farm to Westview Apartments in Willmar in 1994. She moved to Bethesda Heritage in 2004.
She was a member of Lake Florida Covenant Church and served on the cemetery board until her death. She attended Evangelical Covenant Church in New London and was active with the Covenant Women. She was a member of Home Extension and had served on the Farmers Union Board.
She is survived by her daughter: Joyce (and Donald) Swenson of Willmar; son-in-law: Orville Kallevig of Pennock; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband; daughter: Joann Kallevig; two brothers; and one sister.
