Edwin J. "Ed" Filipi, 92 went home to the Lord on September 11, 2005.  Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 14 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Fr. Ivan Nienhaus presiding.  Burial will follow in St. John's Catholic Cemetery.   Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 13 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids where there will be a 7 p.m. rosary.

Ed was born March 8, 1913 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Tillie and Joseph Filipi.  Ed and Lucille Stodola were joined in marriage at Immaculate Conception Church on September 22, 1936.  Ed joined the U.S. Army in early 1942 and served on the 60 ^th Combat Team, 9 ^th Infantry Division, under the command of General George Patton.  Ed was wounded in the North African campaign and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.  He was one of the earliest Linn County returnees from World War II, having been honorably discharged in July 1943.

Upon returning to Cedar Rapids, Ed joined Collins Radio.  Three years later Ed joined the sales department of Amling Floral Supply Company covering the Midwest and Southwestern United States.  In 1949, he rejoined Collins Radio and served for thirty years before retiring in 1979.  Ed was a former member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 788, and the Knights of Columbus Council 909.  He was an avid golfer and a staunch supporter of the University of Iowa athletic program.

Ed was preceded in death by his beloved wife Lucille of over 60 years, who died on March 20, 1997; his parents Tillie and Joe Filipi; and his sister Adeline Regan.  He is survived by his nieces and nephews, namely, Elaine and Jim McGinley of Prairie Village, Kansas; Joe Regan of Dallas, Texas; Carol and Robert Schillig of Robins, and Gary Schillig of Cedar Rapids.  He is also survived by numerous grand and great-grand nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Immaculate Conception Church or the Methwick Community.

The family extends its special thanks to the staff of the Nesetril Wing of The Woodlands at Methwick for the loving care they extended to Ed during his later years.