Service of Remembrance for Edmund "Eddy" John Gruebele, 84, of New Leipzig, ND will be Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig.  Rev. John Amundson will officiate and burial with Full Military Honors will follow at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday afternoon.

Edmund John Gruebele, son of Edward and Emma (Nicklaus) Gruebele was born May 14, 1933 NW of Elgin.  Eddy, Ed or EJ, as he was known, was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at the Zion Lutheran Church in Elgin and attended Elgin Public School.   Later, he attended Moler Barber College and did one year  apprenticeship at Mandan.  In October 1954, Edmund was drafted into the US Army and served his hitch in the States until October, 1956 at the rank of Specialist 3rd Class.  Upon returning to civilian life he continued his barber apprenticeship at New Salem and then New Leipzig under Master Barber, Bill Huber of Bentley.  In the spring of 1957, Edmund became a full time Barber in New Leipzig.

Eddy met Shirley Ann Heim and they were married on August 18, 1957 at New Leipzig.  After their marriage, Eddy continued to barber in New Leipzig until 1972.   Eddy started farming after he discontinued barbering in New Leipzig when his father-in-law retired. Eddy retired from farming in 1998 helping Jr. Roth and Cordell Kautz with their farming as long as he was able.  During his years living near New Leipzig, he took active interest in the many community activities and events. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church and served on the church council for a number of years, was a member of the American Legion Post #0211 for 43 years and member of the Pioneer Museum committee and other community organizations. He enjoyed getting the Soap Box Derby in with the Oktoberfest events.  With his hobby of woodwork, that included the derby cars he designed, he also made other wood craft products, including making clocks.  He enjoyed fishing and snowmobiling. He very much enjoyed the summers when the Heim grandkids and great-grand kids spent time on the farm,, they loved their time with Eddy riding 4-wheeler and learning to drive.  He liked playing cards.  His evening past times were board games, aggravation and Sequence or watching RFD TV.

Eddy suffered a stroke in Nov. 2012 leaving him paralyzed on the left side.  In Feb. 2014, he suffered another stroke and paralyzed the right side. Since that time he was confined to the Jacobson Memorial Hospital and Care Center and later transferred to the Good Samaritan Society at Mott until a week before his death, where he entered the Jacobson Memorial Hospital for 8 days with pneumonia.  He passed away with pneumonia complications, the evening of April 27, 2018 with Shirley at his bedside.

Eddy leaves his loving wife Shirley of 60 years, His nephews, Dean (Barb), Minneapolis, and Darold Klein and Deborah (Alan) Roffler Bismarck.  He has several great nephews and nieces, Kelli (Luke Pfaff), DeAnn (Jason), Brandon (Melissa) and their families, Brooks Klein, Derek Klein, and Jared Klein as well as numerous great -great nephews and nieces.  He also leaves his mother-in-law, Pauline Heim. and brother-in-law, John Jacobsen, and his family, daughters, Karen Schatz and Lynda Hopfauf of Bismarck and son, Brian (Tracy) Jacobsen, Fargo. He leaves a great niece, Brittany (Evan), and great nephews, Arin Schatz, Brandon Lee  and Jordan (Alexis)Lee, Jackie (Nick) Giobres, and Thea (Andy) Knaus, and nine great-great nieces and nephews. Eddy has numerous cousins.  Eddy was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Melvin Gruebele, and  two sisters, Irene Klein and Delores Klein, father-in-law, Emil Heim and sister-in-law, Jean Jacobsen.

Memorials can be given in loving memory to Immanuel Lutheran, New Leipzig or the New Leipzig Ambulance.