Died: 25 May 2024
A funeral service for Ed Goehring, age 91 of Milford, will be held Friday, 7 June 2024 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Burial will be at Windom Memorial Gardens in Windom, Minnesota. A visitation for Ed will be on Thursday, 6 June from 5:00-7:00 PM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford.
Ernest Edward Goehring, 91 years, of Milford, Iowa died peacefully 25 May 2024.
“Ed” Goehring was born 5 December 1932, to Ernest Gustof Goehring and Gladys (Smith) Goehring. He graduated from Flandreau Public High School. In his youth, Ed enjoyed farming and playing on the undefeated Flandreau High School Football team. Later in life, at the age of 91, Ed was inducted into the Flandreau High School Hall of Fame. Upon graduation, Ed joined the army and served as Corporal during the Korean War. On 22 December 1954, he married Delores Jean Vosberg at the Presbyterian Church in Slayton, Minnesota. They were blessed with 65 years of marriage and three children. Ed was a manager for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for 35 years. Upon retirement, he worked at Sears in Sioux Falls, SD as a repair technician for 15 years. In 2010, he moved to Milford, Iowa to be close to family. Ed has always been very involved with service organizations and often served in leadership positions: Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Sisseton Booster Club, Sisseton Snowmobile Club, Sisseton Kiwanis Club, Legion Drill Team, Legion 40 ET 8, Telephone Pioneers Club, Sisseton Commercial Club, Harrisburg Booster Club, South Dakota National Convention Chair, and the Okoboji Pioneer Booster Club. Edward loved to cook, bake, hunt and fish. He enjoyed sports, a good card game, especially beating everyone in cribbage, and was often found in his woodshop or garden. Ed was a wonderful man who cared deeply for his family.
Grateful for having shared his life are the couple’s three children, 9 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Rhonda Goehring of Spokane, Washington and her children: Jeremy, Shawna and Joshua; Randy (Brenda) Goehring of Spokane, Washington and their children: Alex, Brandon and Chelsea; Scott (Teresa) Goehring of rural Milford, Iowa and their children: Gabriel Goehring, Grace (Dustin) Schwaller and Allison (Seth) DeCleene; 10 great-grandchildren: Jada Morales, Aliyah Williams, Olivia Williams, Logan Williams, DeAndre Williams, Shyesha Williams, David McKinzy, Alonzo Williams, Antonio Williams and Garrett Schwaller; his sister, Claris Nord; sisters-in-law, Mary Wiens, Beverly (Jerry) Noram and Mary Lou Goehring; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his wonderful wife, Delores Goehring; his parents, Ernest Gustof and Gladys Goehring; his parents-in-law, Wilhelm “Bill” and Minnie Vosberg; brother, Curtis Goehring; brothers-in-law, Darold “Honey” Vosberg, Ronald “Tyke” Vosberg, Eldon Weins and Jerry Nord.
Ed is listed in the 4th edition of the Friedrich Seidemann Family tree Book on page 407with his wife, their children, their grandchildren and their great grandchildren. He is a 5th generation descendant of Friedrich and Rosine Seidemann and his genealogy line is as follows: Friedrich, Carl, Rosa, Ernst and Ernest.