Edward A.
Gnat
Edward Adam Gnat went to be with his Lord on March 7, 2019 at age 96.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ruth (nee Golbeck) Gnat and daughter, Kathy Gnat. Caring father of Edward Gnat and David (Monica) Gnat. Loving grandfather of Heather (Scott) Shanks, Lee Schmoldt, Katie Gnat, and Aimie Gnat. Adoring G’pa of Cole Shanks and Jake Shanks. Also survived by his brother, Ray (Jean) Gnat and many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
He proudly served his country in World War II as a Navy Quartermaster. After the war he became a supervisor at AC Spark Plug. An avid musician, he met his wife, Ruth, when they both played violin in a local Lutheran orchestra and after retirement travelled with her to Luthier conventions.
Visitation Monday, March 18th at ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH, 6700 South Howell Ave. from 1:30 – 2:45 PM. Funeral service to follow at 3:00 PM. Rev. Stephen Schmidt officiating. Private entombment Arlington Park Cemetery.
The family is grateful to his daughter, Kathy, for providing dedicated care for him until she passed away. Thank you to Aurora At Home for making his final days so comfortable. A special thank you to all the wonderful people of At Home Loving Care for their tender care of Edward in the final months of his life.
If so desired, memorial’s to St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church greatly appreciated.
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DAD’S VISION; On 1-1-2019 between 8 pm and 10 pm – Dad woke up from a nap. He had a big happy smile on his face. He said – “I’ve had a wonderful experience!”. “I’ve had a marvalis experience”. He said – “I cannot explain it. I have never seen Dad this happy in years. Several days later the caregivers questioned Dad about this vision. He said – I was in Paradise, I saw angels, I was in Heaven. Dad was mentally sharp at this time. From Eddie J. (Son)
Some comments from His son Eddie J. – Dad has been so kind to us children. He set a Godly example for his family. I cannot think of one example of Him committing sin. This maybe because love overlooks faults But no sin comes to mind. Dads qualities = Love, faith. obedience to God’s laws, service, generosity, moderation, worship via music, hard work, strength, keeping busy, perfectionism – (took Him a long time to get things done – but no sloppy work.) When He would repeat from dementia – He would say: “what do I do now?”, “What do I do now?” etc. A lifelong orthodox Lutheran – I would consider Him a Saint if Lutherans had Saints…..