Edna Verlea Fielder Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Edna Verlea Fielder of Galesburg, Illinois, born in Rock Island, Illinois, who passed away on October 6, 2024, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As Edna Verlea departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Edna Verlea may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Edna Verlea leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mort Vance and Lila Vance (Mitchell); and her husband Robert L. "Bob" Fielder. She is survived by: her son Ric Fielder of Galesburg; and her granddaughter Heather Marie Fielder of Muscatine, Iowa..
Memorial contributions may be made to the animal shelter where Verlea adopted Arly: the Ark, 477 IL-26, Lacon, IL 61540; Hospice Compassus, 799 N. Henderson St., Galesburg, IL 61401; and/or The Knox County Humane Society, 1855 Windish Drive #9770, Galesburg, IL 61401.
