Lt. Col. Edward Willming, USAF Ret.

LT. COL. EDWARD A. WILLMING,

USAF RET.

Oct. 30, 1932 – Sept. 14, 2017

Cedar Rapids

Lt. Col. Edward A. Willming, USAF Ret., died Sept. 14, 2017.

Ed was born Oct. 30, 1932, in Emporia, Kan., the son of the Rev. Charles B. and Winifred Willming. Ed graduated from Springville, Iowa, High School in 1950 and Coe College in Cedar Rapids with a B.A. degree in 1954. He entered the Air Force in 1955 and had an extensive career with single-engine pilot training in Hondo, Texas, and Greenville, Miss., then avionics school in Denver, Colo.

He completed his master's degree while stationed at Ramey AFB in Puerto Rico. His various assignments included the 15th AF, SAC's 72nd Bomb Wing, ROTC instructor at Kansas State University, a tour to Korat, Thailand, as the 388 avionics maintenance commander, tech training at Randolph AFB, the IG team and Wing/Base assistant deputy commander at Randolph AFB. Ed retired from the Air Force in 1982 after 25 years of active military service.

Ed was married to Wiladene (Willie) Hoggard in 1952; they were parents of two children, Douglas Edward and Sandra Lynn. He always was first and foremost a family man who enjoyed his home and cherished his family.

Favorite hobbies included racquetball, golf, music and restoring classic cars. Ed also was a connoisseur of a great chocolate shake! He volunteered 15 years as an ambassador at Silverhorn Golf Club.

A member of First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, he served on the worship committee and was a member of the traditional chancel choir and chair of the organ selection committee that brought Jae Ha to FPC.

Ed was preceded in death by his parents and his stepsister, Ruth Jo Penner of Marion, Kan.

He is survived by his wife, Willie; a son, Doug (Kathe) of San Antonio; a daughter, Sandra (Don) Shelley of Sachse, Texas; and five grandchildren, Kimberly, Wendy and Cody Willming, Sarah Shelley (Roland IV) Sigler and Scott (Shelby) Shelley; one great-grandson, Roland Sigler V; a brother, the Rev. C.O. (Vernelle) Willming of Keizer, Ore.; and a sister, Virginia Barcroft of Phoenix, Ariz.

A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio on Oct. 6, with interment in the church columbarium.

You are invited to sign the guestbook at

www.porterloring.com.

Arrangements are with Porter Loring Mortuary North, 2102 North Loop 1604 East, San Antonio, TX 78232 – (210) 495-8221.