Wendell D. Eden

WENDELL D. EDEN

Washington

Wendell DeWayne Eden, 93, of Washington, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Halcyon House in Washington.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Melissa Warren officiating. Military honors will be accorded at the conclusion of the funeral service. Calling hours will begin

4 p.m. Monday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Interment will take place at the Lone Tree Cemetery in Lone Tree. Memorials have been established for the United Methodist Church of Washington or the Shriners Children's Hospital. Online condolences may be sent for Wendell's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.

Wendell was born Dec. 24, 1928, in Lone Tree, Iowa, the son of Frank and Anna (Benson) Eden. He graduated from Lone Tree High School and received his Associates Degree from the St. Louis College of Mortuary Science. Wendell was united in marriage to Betty Jeanne Oberman on Aug. 1, 1954, at the United Methodist Church in Iowa City, Iowa. Wendell served honorably in the U.S. Army from 1954 until 1956.

He is survived by his children, Cynthia (Terry) Spurgeon of Batavia, Ill., Kathryn (Ethan) Baum of Mitchellville, Iowa, Richard Eden of North Smithfield, R.I., and Jennifer (Michael) Patrick of Bloomingdale, Ill.; grandchildren, Kathryn (Kohl) Meyer, Julian Eden, Evan Baum, Mitchell Baum, Delaney Patrick; Mackenzie Patrick; great-grandson, Brooks Meyer; sister, Beverly Felt of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; cousin, Betty Kirchner; cousin-in-law, Delores Eden; and sister-in-law, Joyce Oberman of Iowa City, Iowa.

Wendell was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Betty, in 2021; granddaughter, Elizabeth Spurgeon; brother, Donald Eden; brothers-in-law, Donald Felt and Richard Oberman; and cousins, William Eden, Robert Eden, LaVon Kirkpatrick, Marion Eden, Hubert Eden, Florence Millsap and Carroll Eden.