Edward L. Cordell

Edward Lawrence entered God’s peace March 18, 2011. Ed Cordell was born Dec 4, 1923 in Eagle Rock, CA to E.B. Cordell and Alice (Malone) Cordell, 3rd of their four children. In December he celebrated his 87th year. As a youth in Riverside, Ed learned carpentry working with his father. He married Ida June Lockwood in 1943. From UC Berkeley Ed was called into Army service for WWII, a ’90 day wonder’ second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps. Ed and June (now deceased), were active members of the community in Oxnard and the First Presbyterian Church. Divorced, Ed then married Joyce Lankow.

Ed and Joyce made their home in Agoura, then Camarillo. They enjoyed camping, trips to Yosemite, square dance, golf, bridge and especially flight. Ed built and piloted a Veri Eze. He learned to depict favorite landscapes in oil on canvas. Ed and Joyce were active in Shepherd of the Valley and later Mount Cross Lutheran church, where they sang in choir.

An engineer by education and temperament, Ed was serious, hardworking, loving, and quiet, with an understated sense of humor. He strove to lead his family to build worthy lives.

Ed is survived by his wife of 38 years, Joyce, sister Ruth Cordell Moffitt, sister-in-law Virginia Cordell; 5 children - Thomas (Keri), Alice Cordell Blatchley, Daniel (Roberta), Sara (Jim Mekis), Suzanne (Pete Goodman) Scott; 10 grandchildren - Matthew Cordell, Krista Cordell, Kathleen (Tim) Arscott-Mills, and Chelsea Cordell; Nathan (Jennifer) Blatchley and Abigail Blatchley; Benjamin (Laura) Cordell, Danika (Peter) Balland, and Naomi (Mark) Hoipkemier; Ann Mekis (fiance Justin Beachler); and 6 great-grandchildren -Lauren Blatchley, Jocelyn Balland, James Arscott, Ellyse Balland, Peter and James Hoipkemier, and great-granddaughter Cordell due in April.

We are thankful for his very helpful caregivers over the last three years of life.

A donation in his honor may be made to the charity of your choice.