LTC Edward R. Ettner Jr. (US Army, Ret.)

Edward Ettner Obituary

LTC Edward R. Ettner, Jr. (US Army, Ret.) MASON NECK, VA - Edward Rudolph "Eddie" Ettner, Jr. of Mason Neck, VA, passed away peacefully with his father, brothers and sisters at his side, on Wednesday morning 11 April 2012 in Lorton, VA. LTC Ettner was born in Manitowoc, WI., on October 13, 1947, the son of Edward R. Ettner, Sr. (Cdr., USN, (Ret.) and the late Mary Jane (Houghton) Ettner. Following his retirement from the Army in 1990, Mr. Ettner worked as a Manager and Consultant for the Department of Energy. He later moved into Sales and Property/Landscape Management. Mr. Ettner was most recently employed as Assistant to the CEO, Senior Vice President of Innovative Technology Application, Inc. Mr. Ettner was generous with his time and energies Mr. Ettner was a communicant of Our Lady of Angels Parish, Woodbridge, VA and for a time served as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist to several convalescent homes. He was also a Third Degree member of the Knights of Columbus'Council No. 5750 in Woodbridge. LTC Ettner was a member of the American Legion Post 162, Lorton. LTC Ettner is survived by his father Cdr Edward R Ettner, Sr. (USN, Ret) of Mason Neck, VA., his sisters Barbara Jane Ettner, of Hartfield, VA, Ellie Janice Ettner, of Santa Ana, CA, Elizabeth Janeen (Ettner) Sikorski of Norwich, CT, Mary Lucille Ettner of Mason Neck, VA, Margaret Marie (Ettner) DuBeau of Woodbridge, VA, Gracie Jo (Ettner) Buckner of Stafford, VA, and his brothers Frederick Charles Ettner of Leonardtown, MD, Franz Josep Ettner of Mason Neck, VA, Reverend Wilhelm Johann Ettner of Woodstock, VA, and Andrew James Ettner of Front Royal, VA. He is also survived by two daughters, Karen Waldt and her husband Steven, of Witchita, KS, and one granddaughter, Allison Waldt and Luralee Titolo and her husband T.J. of Littleton, CO. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday 15 April 2012 at Mountcastle Funeral Home, Woodbridge, Va. At 3:30 PM the Rosary will be said. Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, 1 Mary's Way, Woodbridge VA at 10:30 a.m. on 16 April 2012. Reverend Wilhelm J. Ettner, brother of the deceased will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial. Committal services are planned for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc, WI. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Vincent De Paul Society, Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church, 13752 St. Mary's Way, Woodbridge, Va. 22191 or to the American Cancer Society. The Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home at Woodbridge, VA (www.mountcastle.net) is assisting family with local Woodbridge funeral arrangements and coordinating with Pfeffer Funeral Home in Manitowoc, WI for final internment. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Apr. 13 to Apr. 14, 2012.

Memories and Condolences
for Edward Ettner

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April 14, 2015

Remembering you fondly, my "little brother." We teased each other unmercifully when we were very young, however, that all changed when, at 15, I discovered the hard way that you could run faster than me! You were a kind, gentle and sweet brother; I miss you all the time. B-Barb

David Dynneson

July 28, 2012

we served with Ed in Schwaebish Gmuend, Germay from '75 to '78. We took our first trip to Garmish together. Also took a ski week in Austria together. He was my best friend during those years; we arrived together, and worked together....down the hall from each other. He was such a good, good man....always the smile that you see. What a shock to see his name in an Army magazine...couldn't believe it. We had several Thanksgiving meals together.

We know he is in Heaven now; he lived his life well. I'm sure many miss him; I can only reiterate, he was a good, good man and lived his life with integrity, compassion, and total honesty. David and Nancy Dynneson, COL, U.S. Army, Retired.

Tim Flagg

April 25, 2012

My family started praying for Eddie every night after Ed Sr. told me of his condition last year. I am honored that Our Blessed Mother allowed our families to cross paths and we will continue to pray for his soul and for the entire Ettner family. Tim & Annette Flagg & Family

Claire Geiger Ackiss

April 20, 2012

Dear Ettner Family, I was in Eddie's class from Norfolk Catholic. Eddie never changed, and he was a very kind soul. I know he will be missed. It was good to see him at the 40th reunion. God bless your family.
Sincerely, Claire Geiger Ackiss '65

April 17, 2012

Dear Ettners, especially Eddie's children,
I remember Eddie as a kind,quiet, and helpful fellow student at NCHS. I am so sorry for your loss. Pat Morris

April 16, 2012

Mr. Ettner and family,
I want to express my sincere condolences to you and your family on the passing of Eddie, Jr. I went to Norfolk Catholic with him, but didn't run in his circle. I remember him exactly the way he looks in the photo provided in his obit. He hasn't changed one iota. You and his mother taught him the values of life and he practiced them everyday. My thoughts & prayers go out to you and the family. I, too, know what it's like to lose loved ones. It gets better, but the ache never really leaves you.
Please take care of yourself and all of Eddie's sisters and brothers, nieces and nephews.
~ Doris Spalding Parker, Norfolk Catholic High School, 1965

Micke (Mickey) Kraska

April 16, 2012

Very sorry to hear about Ed.He was a great classmate and teammate.I am sure he will be missed,but he will always be with you in spirit and love.

April 16, 2012

CDR Ettner, I'm so sorry to hear about Eddie's passing. He came to our 40th class reunion back in 2005. Before the reunion, I called him several times begging him to come because he had never made it to one of our reunions. He still looked like the same guy I rode to school with for a couple of years. One time, I was driving home from school, and Eddie's younger sister was in the back seat. We were riding down Granby Street and 3 guys from our class were in a car in front of us. 2 were in the back seat. All of a sudden, their heads disappear, and then there are 2 bare naked behinds mooning us! Eddie never said a word; I laughed. I don't think his sister saw what happened. He was so quiet. Never mentioned it again. He's at peace.

Sally Teixeira Spollen, NCHS, Class of '65

Steve Jaeger

April 16, 2012

Eddie and Family!

Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. From your "Brothers of the Phin" and the members of the Northern Virginia Base of hte USSVI. Steve Jaeger, Chaplain

Dudley Ives

April 15, 2012

I went to lunch today with a friend of mine from the Fort Belvoir OCS class that gradauated December 15, 1970 - Eddie was in my class and a very good responsible classmate. Eddie was a great all-round guy that was always there to help and assit us in getting the job done. I have not heard from Eddie since 1970 but I remeber him well - just like it was yesterday - all of our thoughts and prayers go from my family to Eddie's in this time of need and this loss - HDI, Jr

Thomas Perrault

April 14, 2012

Dear Ed and family,
Please accept my sincere condolences on Ed Jr.'s passing. It has been an honor to have known the family and the fight Ed Jr. showed over the years. Hopefully, I will be able to attend the wake tomorrow and the Mass on Monday.
Sincerely,
Tom Perrault and family

April 14, 2012

Eddie was a great teammate and great classmate. Smart, even-tempered and an all around good guy. Sincerest sympathy to his family.
M.D. "Deck" Bransfield, Norfolk Catholic High School, 1965

Margaret Johnstone Miller

April 14, 2012

I remember Eddie as Ellie's big brother in Poplar Halls. He was always coming and going. Eddie put up with a lot of young adolescent girls! I'm so sorry, Ellie, to learn of his death.

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