Edwin Bigler

Edwin Earl “Ed” Bigler

Edwin Earl "Ed" Bigler, of Layton, Utah, passed away in the evening of December 08, 2014, while recovering from surgery at Ogden Regional Medical Center at the age of 76. He was born on September 29, 1938, just outside Basin, Wyoming to Orville Edwin Bigler and Elvira "Ella" Audrey Dobson.

Edwin was drafted into the US Army at age 18. He later served in the US Navy, eventually retired from the US Air Force, and is a Veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Edwin received two Masters degrees in Guidance and Counseling, and a BA in Education. He taught electronics and remedial math at Clearfield High School and later taught at Weber Basin Job Corps. He was able to connect with students that other teachers could not reach, was presented with a Teacher of the Year award, and was recognized by the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Bureau of Indian Affairs for contributions in furthering Indian Education

Ed was an avid family historian who submitted over 16,000 names for Temple work; while stationed overseas, started the first LDS Genealogical library in Frankfurt, Germany; and served an LDS Family History Mission and served in the Ogden, Utah Temple Mission. He was previously a bee keeper and HAM radio operator, loved gardening and fish ponds, and enjoyed bird watching as a member of the Audubon Society.

He was married and sealed to his loving wife, Clara on March 15, 1975 in the Mesa, Arizona LDS Temple. He is survived by his wife and children Natalie (Joe), Ben (Shannon) Storie, Mark (Debbie) Bigler, Chris (Debbie), Doil (Sharon) Storie, Debbie (Dan) Pierce, Vickie (Ken) Adams, Teresa Bigler; siblings Charmaine (Thomas) Kasparian, Bill (Julie) Bigler, Perrie (Floy) Bigler, RoseAnne Stackhouse, Donna (Duane) Ceil, Dennis (Ellen) Chadwick, Larry (Deon) Chadwick, Dale (Joanne) Bigler; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his siblings Alice Bigler, Edith Mae Bigler, and Clinton Dean (Wendy) Bigler.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the Country Hollow Ward, 1015 North Emerald Drive, Layton.  Friends may visit family Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road and Saturday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the church.

Interment, Lindquist’s Memorial Park at Layton, 1867 North Fairfield Road.