Edgar Earl Niederhuth Jr.

EDGAR EARL NIEDERHUTH JR.

Stockport

Edgar Earl Niederhuth Jr., 85, of Stockport, Iowa, passed away on Dec. 14, 2019, at Banner South Hospital in Tucson, Ariz. He was born in Tilden, Neb., on March 12, 1934, to Edgar Earl Niederhuth Sr. and Anna Rose Jaegar. The family moved to the Stockport area in 1945 where his father was a minister at Hillsboro, Harrisburg and Bonaparte Baptist Churches.

Edgar was a 1951 graduate of Stockport High School. He married Helen Samuelson on Dec. 12, 1954, at the Baptist Church in Fairfield. Edgar was a retired farmer and member of Stockport Christian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Helen; three children, Debbi (Randy) Nelson of Davenport, Iowa, Rick (Tracy) Niederhuth and Scott (Rhonda) Niederhuth, both of Stockport, Iowa; four grandchildren, Meghan (Seth) Snyder of Stockport, Iowa, Chad (Jill) Niederhuth of Grand Rapids, Mich., Kelly (Matt) Cockerton of Carlyle, Iowa, and Jill (Rodney) Tedrow of Fairfield, Iowa; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Barbara Smith of Fort Madison, Iowa, and Lois Keller of Stockport, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers-in-law.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23, at Stockport Christian Church in Stockport, with pastors Nathan Chaplin and Daniel Haffner officiating. Burial will follow the services at Spencer Cemetery in Stockport, Iowa. Visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 22, with family present to greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.

Memorial contributions in Edgar's honor may be made to the Stockport and Hillsboro Christian Churches and the Stockport Fire Department. Online condolences may be directed to www.pedrickfuneralhome.com.