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Eddie Ray Studebaker
EDDIE RAY STUDEBAKER
Quasqueton
Eddie Ray Studebaker of Quasqueton, Iowa, died Nov. 14, 2021, at the Buchanan County Health Center of diabetic complications. Eddie was born Dec. 14, 1945, to Charles and Luella (Abernathy) Studebaker in Vinton, Iowa. He attended Vinton High School with the Class of 1964.
On Nov. 23, 1964, he married Linda Geiger in Vinton. They had five children.
Eddie worked in agriculture in the Vinton and Independence area until he started working at Tyson Pork Plant in Waterloo, where he retired in 2008. He loved spending time with his family, telling all kinds of stories, fishing, camping, and working on old cars. He often had extra parts when he was finished working on those cars!
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Linda; their five children, Mike (Lisa Juodis) of Strum, Wis., Troy (Amy) Studebaker of Independence, Iowa, Scott (Shelley) Studebaker of Parksley, Va., Rod (Brooke) Studebaker of Oelwein, Iowa, and Emily (Dave) Pollock of Independence, Iowa; 19 grandchildren, Corissa, Brooke, Molly, Louis, Caleb, Denver (Alexis), Noah (Katty), Justin (Roberta), Austin, Hanna, Charey, Karrie, Adara, Ryann, Ethan, Amanda (Chris), Erika (John), Nick (Shannon), and Channing (Cynthia); 11 great-grandkids, Brogan, Bennett, Adelaide, Andrew, Haylee, Jordan, Wesley, Finnley, Skyler, Caleb and Coulter; his sister, Linda Gruver of Des Moines, Iowa; mother-in-law, Oma Geiger; sisters-in-law, Sandy (Brad) Osborn of Palo, Iowa, Dianna (Dave) Whitson of Vinton, Iowa, and Barb (Dan) Smith of Davenport, Iowa; brother-in-law, Tom (Terri) Geiger of Vinton, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Ryan; brother, Rick; and father-in-law,. Earl Geiger.
Visitation was Friday, Nov. 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. Services are on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Reiff Family Center – Funeral Home in Independence, Iowa.
After a visit with Ed, he always said Glad you got to see me! We are glad we got to see you Ed!
To leave an online condolence, please go to www.reifffamilycenter.com under obituaries.
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