OBITUARY: Ed Smolik, 1904-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa

[Edited: from Mitchell County Press online - April 21, 2004]



                            Ed Smolik

Funeral services for Ed Smolik, 99, of Osage were held Monday,
April 19, 2004 at the United Church of Christ in Osage. The Reverend
Robert Melhorn officiated. Interment was in the Osage Cemetery. Ed
died Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.

Ed Smolik was born December 21, 1904 in Brainard, Nebraska, the son
of Frank and Anna (Cejka) Smolik. He attended school in Brainard
and finished his schooling in North Dakota.

Ed moved with his family to Iowa ending up in the Osage area in
1927. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Ahrens on Oct. 28, 1947
at Eden Presbyterian Church. The couple made their home on a farm
near Osage, in which he currently resided.

Ed was a co-founder of "Cedar Valley Memories" in Osage. He enjoyed
antiques, no matter if it was farm machinery or household furnishings.

Ed was a member of the Osage Masonic Lodge 102 A.F. & A.M.

Ed Smolik was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn in 1998, two
brothers George and Ernest Smolik and two sisters Adeline Michels
and Libbie Smolik.

His survivors include two sisters Helen Lund of Standwood, Lydia
Deal of Boone, two brothers, Ray Smolik of Osage, Duane Smolik of
San Jose, Calif., several nieces and nephews.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 641-732-3706 was in charge
of arrangements.


   Copyright 2004, K. L. Kittleson