Edward Hinz

EDWARD J. HINZ

Cedar Rapids

Edward J. Hinz, 88, of Temple, Texas, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Temple.

He was born Dec. 22, 1927, in Farmington, Wis., to Esther Elizabeth (Boucher) and Paul Clement Hinz.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Marie (Reedy), of 53 years; his parents; and his siblings, Marcellus Hinz, Virgil Hinz, Virginia Benter, Manford Hinz and Clifford Hinz.

Edward served in the Army in World War II and in the Air Force during the Korean War, after which he began working with North American Rockwell on several logistics projects, finally landing in the Apollo program. He worked for Rockwell during the entire Apollo program and retired about halfway through the Shuttle program.

He was a devoted Chicago Cubs fan for 80-plus years and was excited about the new season about to begin.

He is survived by his siblings, Allen Hinz and Vernice Shada, both of Anamosa, and Sylvester (Joanne) Hinz of Cedar Rapids; his sisters-in-law, Ruth Hinz and Twila Adams; his beloved children, Nanette (Dale) Edmonds of Temple, Texas, and Murray (Tina) Hinz of League City, Texas; as well as grandchildren, Joshua (Leslie) Hinz, Kirsten Hinz, Kevin (Tammy) Edmonds, Stephanie Edmonds and Adam (Melissa) Edmonds; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home in Llano, Texas. Graveside services will be after the memorial at Llano City Cemetery. Pastor-Rev. Melvin Dornak of Holy Trinity Catholic Church will officiate.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123, www.cancer.org, or the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C., 20090-6011, www.alz.org.

Funeral arrangements made under the direction of Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes, Inc., Llano, Texas.

Email condolences may be sent to whhfuneral1@verizon.net.