Eddie served in the Air Force for four years during the Korean War. Following his service, he was a proud member of the team of mechanics assigned to Air Force One at Idlewild Airport (now JFK Airport) during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations for another four years. Eddie then worked for Lockheed and Brooklyn Union Gas.
Eddie and Mary Ann met at a New Years party in 1992. They were married a short nine months later. Following his retirement, they moved to Florida and spent their time working for their church, spending time with friends, and traveling. Eddie was ordained as a deacon in 2008. In 2019, they made the move to Georgia to be closer to their family. Eddie will surely be missed by all those who knew and loved him.
Eddie is a survived by his wife, Mary Ann Sandve, brother Bill (Evelyn) Olsen, and daughter and son-in-law Helene and John O’Neill, and their children Megan (Deven) Collins, Riley and Lindsey O’Neill. He was preceded in death by sister Helen Barkus and mother Rosalie Heins.
A Celebration of Eddie's life will be conducted on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at two o'clock in the afternoon at Calvary Baptist Church, Powder Springs with the Rev. Justin Hayles Officiating.
Interment will be on Thursday, June 23 at nine o'clock in the morning at Georgia National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to the Calvary Children's Home, located at 1430 Lost Mountain Road, Powder Springs GA 30127. The phone number is 770-794-1500 (ask for Bryan Busby) or donations can be made in Eddie’s memory online at
https://calvarykids.org/memorial-gift/
Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home is honored to serve the family in this most difficult of times.
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