Edwin E. "Ed" Samuelson, 82, of Elkhart, died at 5 p.m. Tuesday (April 13, 2010) at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born Oct. 26, 1927, to Edwin Samuelson and Hertha Erickson in Chicago. He married Joyce M. Flood on Oct. 3, 1953, in Chicago.
Mr. Samuelson spent a lifetime in the RV industry, from working various sales positions in the Elkhart area to owning Unique Travel Trailers for a short time in Boise, Idaho. He was a former member of the Elks Club and an avid reader. He will be best remembered for his jovial personality. His kind eyes, affectionate disposition and bear-hug greetings will be missed by all. Always the life of the party, Ed looked forward every year to playing Santa Claus for all of his nieces and nephews. He served in the Navy as a radio operator for the USS Hanson, a destroyer which patrolled the Western Pacific in the years following WWII. He was a USN veteran.
Visitation was at Billings funeral home and Ed was given graveside military honors at his burial.
Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association.
He was born Oct. 26, 1927, to Edwin Samuelson and Hertha Erickson in Chicago. He married Joyce M. Flood on Oct. 3, 1953, in Chicago.
Mr. Samuelson spent a lifetime in the RV industry, from working various sales positions in the Elkhart area to owning Unique Travel Trailers for a short time in Boise, Idaho. He was a former member of the Elks Club and an avid reader. He will be best remembered for his jovial personality. His kind eyes, affectionate disposition and bear-hug greetings will be missed by all. Always the life of the party, Ed looked forward every year to playing Santa Claus for all of his nieces and nephews. He served in the Navy as a radio operator for the USS Hanson, a destroyer which patrolled the Western Pacific in the years following WWII. He was a USN veteran.
Visitation was at Billings funeral home and Ed was given graveside military honors at his burial.
Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association.
Edwin E. "Ed" Samuelson, 82, of Elkhart, died at 5 p.m. Tuesday (April 13, 2010) at Elkhart General Hospital after an extended illness.
He was born Oct. 26, 1927, to Edwin Samuelson and Hertha Erickson in Chicago. He married Joyce M. Flood on Oct. 3, 1953, in Chicago.
Mr. Samuelson spent a lifetime in the RV industry, from working various sales positions in the Elkhart area to owning Unique Travel Trailers for a short time in Boise, Idaho. He was a former member of the Elks Club and an avid reader. He will be best remembered for his jovial personality. His kind eyes, affectionate disposition and bear-hug greetings will be missed by all. Always the life of the party, Ed looked forward every year to playing Santa Claus for all of his nieces and nephews. He served in the Navy as a radio operator for the USS Hanson, a destroyer which patrolled the Western Pacific in the years following WWII. He was a USN veteran.
Visitation was at Billings funeral home and Ed was given graveside military honors at his burial.
Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association.
He was born Oct. 26, 1927, to Edwin Samuelson and Hertha Erickson in Chicago. He married Joyce M. Flood on Oct. 3, 1953, in Chicago.
Mr. Samuelson spent a lifetime in the RV industry, from working various sales positions in the Elkhart area to owning Unique Travel Trailers for a short time in Boise, Idaho. He was a former member of the Elks Club and an avid reader. He will be best remembered for his jovial personality. His kind eyes, affectionate disposition and bear-hug greetings will be missed by all. Always the life of the party, Ed looked forward every year to playing Santa Claus for all of his nieces and nephews. He served in the Navy as a radio operator for the USS Hanson, a destroyer which patrolled the Western Pacific in the years following WWII. He was a USN veteran.
Visitation was at Billings funeral home and Ed was given graveside military honors at his burial.
Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association.
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