Memorial
Edward Joseph Vanderlind, 95 of Sarasota, Florida and formerly of Cedar Rapids, IA died Tuesday November 13, 2018 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Funeral services with military rites will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday, November 24, at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Entombment will be in the Cedar Memorial Park Mausoleum. There will be a visitation on Saturday at 12:00pm, prior to the service.
Ed was born on September 22, 1923 in Pontiac, MI the son of E.K. and Lena Vanderlind. He married Maxine Urban in 1973. Ed worked at Cherry-Burrell for 23 years, then went to Midwest Metal Products where he served as president for 27 years. He was a member of the Optimists Club, Toastmasters, Elmcrest Country Club, and the Kinnick Society. He loved golfing, making 3 holes-in-one in his lifetime, baseball and all things football, especially the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine, two daughters, Peggy Schneekloth of Ely and Sandra (Mike) Reid of Cedar Rapids and daughter-in-law Susan Vanderlind of Waterloo. Also surviving are children of his second family: Kevin (Sandy) Urban, Rita (Craig) Jelinek and Kim Urban, all of Cedar Rapids. Brett (Leslie) Urban of Fort Myers, FL, Son-In-Law Michael Cox of Georgetown, TX, and brother John (Jack) Vanderlind (Barbara Cross) of Traverse City, MI. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by son Robert, grandson Robert, son-in-law Jerry, step-daughter Marcy, his first wife Barbara, two brothers and one sister.
Ed will be remembered as a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather who showed great love, loyalty and generosity to everyone.
Memorial donations can be directed to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Ed’s name.