It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of long time Medicine Hat resident, Edward (Eddie) Wolfer on June 6th, 2013 following complications from a fall. Papa Ed, as he was affectionately known, was born on December 1st, 1931 in Burstall before moving with the family to Medicine Hat. Ed is survived by his children, Cindy Vetter and Cheryl Wolfer (Dallas); his grandchildren, Renee (Joel) Funk and Kayla Vetter; and his beloved great-grandchildren, Madelyn, Nikolai and Josie Funk. He especially leaves to cherish his memory his best friend, Eileen.
Ed worked all his life in construction, together with his father, and brother, LeRoy, they created Little Chief Construction. Their great workmanship can still be seen throughout the city in houses apartments and churches. After LeRoy moved away, Ed continued to run the business with his various helpers including Ambrose Gutfriend, Herb Burkhart, and Jake Eichele. The last number of working years were mostly small insurance and odd jobs that Ed and his good friend, Richard Hammel, would do (although some of us question how much work was actually done).
Dad spent years playing a variety of sports including softball and bowling, but his greatest passion was golf. Anywhere, anytime. Together with Frank Friesen, Henry Klaudt and Herf Telke, and in later years, Ron Reimer. They could also be seen most weekdays on the links at MHGC. Many rounds of golf were fought there, as there was this desire for all to be number 1. Together with their wives, they wold take golf and shopping trips to Spokane doing this for many years. I found out recently this was Dad’s favorite place to golf. Ed and Eileen loved travelling to Hawaii and the last number of years to Arizona to escape the winter. He also went on a ton of golf holidays to some memorable places including Hawaii, St. Thomas, St. George, Utah, Kananaskis, with a wide variety of family and friends. After his stroke in 2011 his golf ended and a piece of him died, never having obtained the elusive hole-in-one. Prior to his fall, Ed and Eileen could be found most mornings at local McDonald’s visiting with many friends enjoying coffee until lunch time.
Ed will be joining in heaven his parents, Charlie and Anna; his three sisters, Sarah Neibauer, Matilda Diede, and Alvinia Harsch; and his two brothers, John Wolfer and LeRoy Wolfer; and his close friends, Frank and Ruth Friesen.

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