Edmund
F Pechia, 82, a retired Toole County Road employee, passed away at his home
on March 24, 2009 due to asphyxia. A visitation will be Monday, March 30, from
1-8:00 pm at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Funeral services are set for
Tuesday, March 31, at 11:00 am at Whitted Funeral Chapel with burial with
military honors to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. Condolences for the
family may be sent to
www.whittedfuneralchapel.com.
Ed was born October 7, 1926 at Anderson, Minnesota to Edmund Robert and Jennie (Relbuff) Pechia. He and Jean E Hanson were married on March 24, 1952. Ed entered the Army in November of 1952 and served during the Korean Conflict receiving his discharge in 1954. After his return home, he drove truck for Culligan Water, was a water truck driver for Comanche Drilling and then an equipment operator for the Toole County Road Department until his retirement. Ed was a member of Walleyes Unlimited, the VFW and American Legion. He enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Survivors include his children, Linda Sutherland, Tracy, CA, Robert Pechia, Port Orchard, WA, Dewayne Pechia, Choteau, and Cinda Pechia, Chester; several siblings; five grandchildren and four great-grand-children; as well as many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Jean in 1995.