Edward M. Land

Ed was born in Chicago on Aug. 21, 1926, to the late Edward and Helene (Steffensen) Land.

He proudly served his country in the Pacific Theater in World War II with the Army 511th Airborne.

Ed met the love of his life Lorraine Ehrhardt in 1947 while working at U.S. Steel in Chicago. They married on Oct. 1, 1949, and had two sons, Cal and Jeff.

After working various manufacturing jobs in Chicago and Milwaukee, and chasing steelhead and brook trout all over northeast Wisconsin and the U.P., Ed moved his family to Powers in 1966, where he purchased U. P. Machine & Engineering Co.

Ed transformed the company into a successful business that is now being carried on by his third generation grandsons, Scott and Jesse. After retiring from U.P. Machine in 1993, Ed started JRS Limousines and enjoyed taking his clients to Packers games and other events. He also served as president on both the Village of Powers board and the Menominee County Federal Credit Union.

Ed enjoyed fishing, duck hunting, golf, cooking, and in his later years, his winter home in Homosassa, Fla.

Ed was a generous soul who enjoyed sharing his good fortune with others, including cream puffs from the Wisconsin State Fair, boxes of chocolates from Eagle River, bread from his favorite Milwaukee bakeries, all picked up and personally delivered to friends, neighbors and businesses around town. Sometimes Ed would make deliveries on his golf cart. He had an uncanny memory and could recall people, places and dates like no other.

He is survived by two sons, Calvin (Joyce) Land and Jeff (Paula) Land; five grandchildren, Amy Land Graham, Jesse (Erica) Land, Stacy (Jason) Heim, Jamie (Adam) Smith, and Scott (Megan) Land; 10 great-grandchildren; and a niece, Linda Dobbins of Superior, Wis.

Ed was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters; his loving wife; and daughter-in-law, Cathy Land.

A graveside service will be held at noon Central time on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Spalding Township Cemetery, with Tony Revord American Legion Post 244 rites. A Celebration of Life will follow burial from 1 to 5 p.m. at the R Place in Spalding.

The Allo Coolman Funeral Home is assisting the Land family.

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