Edward Quirin

November 5, 1938 - March 13, 2020

Edward Quirin, age 81, of Storm Lake, Iowa died on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2020 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. with the family present from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the CHURCH. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be given to UnityPoint Hospice, 214 S 25th St. Fort Dodge, IA 50501. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. He was born November 5, 1938 on the family farm south of Storm Lake. He was baptized at the United Church of Christ near Schaller, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Hayes Consolidated School south of Storm Lake. After graduation he joined the army and was honorably discharged on February 20, 1964. After returning home he worked for Ivan Anderson, a masonry contractor. When Ivan retired, Ed took over his business. On July 25, 1964, he married the love of his life, Charlene (Pyle) Quirin at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Albert City, Iowa and they were blessed with three children: Julie, Lisa, and Doug. They met at the Cobblestone in Storm Lake and, from then on, continued to dance through their married life. After the marriage, they lived for two years in Albert City until Charlene sold her beauty shop and they moved to Storm Lake. Ed’s business began to grow, and he soon had several employees. Ed was responsible for constructing many beautiful buildings around northwest Iowa. His favorite projects were the light house on Storm Lake and Buena Vista University’s football stadium. His work was very hard and when he got home from work, he would take a shower, eat supper, and then romp around with the kids, his favorite part of his day. He was a great husband and father. On the weekends, he taught the kids to water ski with an old boat, go camping with an old camper, and, in the winter, went snowmobiling in the woods with an old snowmobile. Ed and Charlene took time to go to the kids’ activities, whatever it was. The family has been active members for 54 years at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Ed would enjoy pulling the kids’ toes to get them up early for church on Sunday mornings. When the children grew up, Ed and Charlene enjoyed travelling and managed to visit all 50 states in the U.S. as well as many other countries. Ed had great memories of going to the Iditarod in Alaska with his daughter, Julie. Being an avid snowmobiler, riding on a dog sled was a dream come true! Another great memory was going to Alsace-Lorraine to meet his relatives and see where his father was born and lived before immigrating to the United States. Ed loved watching sports and rarely missed an Iowa Hawkeye or Minnesota Vikings game. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife Charlene and children Julie (Teri Miller) Quirin of Kansas City MO, Lisa (Russ) Pickhinke of Sac City, and Doug (Mandi) Quirin of Alta. Grandchildren, Ashley Pickhinke of Omaha, NE, Bradley Pickhinke of Iowa City, Megan Pickhinke of Iowa City and Haley Qurirn of Alta. Sisters, Margaret Binder and Charolette Binder both of Alta Iowa, Sister in Laws Delores Sievers of Storm Lake and Donna Jolley of Clinton MO and many nieces, nephews and friends. Ed was preceded in death by his father Charles Quirin, his mother Thelma (Schweizer) Quirin, his sister Francis (Quirin) Taphorn, brother-in-laws Ray Taphorn (Francis), Donald Binder (Margaret), Floyd BInder (Charlotte), and Dane Jolley (Donna).