Submitted by: Dan Rich
April 9, 1921 - April 2, 2008
South Bend Tribune 4/6/2008
SOUTH BEND - Edgar C. "Edgie" Powers Jr., 86, of
South Bend, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in Saint Joseph
Regional Medical Center, South Bend. Edgie was born on April 9,
1921, in South Bend, to the late Edgar C. and Hilda P. (Miller)
Powers Sr. Edgie was a graduate of South Bend Central High
School. While in school he played basketball under to direction
of the legendary coach John R. Wooden.
On March 25, 1944, he married the former
Dorothy L. Reis. Together they shared and cherished their
64 years of marriage. Edgie served his country proudly during
WWII in the U.S. Army. While he was in the Army he received the
American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with two
bronze stars, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one star and
the World War II Victory Medal. Edgie was a founding partner of
Time Realty and a Licensed Real Estate Broker. He was also a
member of the South Bend - Mishawaka Board of Realtors. Edgie was
a lifelong South Bend area tennis player. He competed in and won
many of the City Championships. Having 27 years of experience, he
was a certified official of the Indiana High School Athletic
Association. Edgie was a member of Sacred Heart Parish Crypt on
the campus of the University of Notre Dame and an avid Notre
Dame, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan.
Surviving him are his loving wife, Dorothy
L. Powers of South Bend; his daughter, Kim A. Powers, and her
companion, Gene Cavich of Columbus, IN.; his
daughter-in-law, Nancy Powers of South Bend; two loving
grandchildren, Matthew Powers and Sarah Johnston, and her
husband, Chad of South Bend; one great-grandson, Kevin Johnston;
and Edgie's loving brother, Jim Powers and his wife, Marilyn of
South Bend. Edgie was preceded in death by his parents and on
October 7, 2004, by his son, Kevin M. Powers.
Friends may visit with his family on Sunday,
April 6th, from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home
North, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend. A Mass Of Christian
Burial will be conducted Monday, April 7th, at 3:30 p.m. in the
Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame, with Rev.
John Riley officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley
Memorial Park, Granger. In loving memory of Edgie, contributions
may be made to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 111
Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.