Edward Zgabay

Ed Zgabay was called to glory on Monday, October 30, 2017. He was 93 years old. Church service will take place 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2000 Clay Ave, Waco, TX 76706. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. The family will receive visitors, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home 3124 Robinson Dr., from 5 to 7 p.m.
Edward Frank Zgabay was born on May 9, 1924 in Burleson County, Texas to Louis Paul and Mary (Dubcak) Zgabay. He was baptized in the Catholic Church in 1924 and confirmed at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Waco, Texas, on March 29, 1953. He was united in marriage to Gladys Droemer on July 12, 1952 at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings, Texas. They recently celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary. Edward served in the U.S. Army during WWII and the Korean War. He retired from civil service in 1973. He was a highly skilled mechanic, taxidermist, carpenter and craftsman. He loved fishing, farming and woodworking, but most of all he loved his Lord and his family.
He is survived by his wife Gladys; son Glenn and his wife Susie and their daughter Shawn Oliver and husband Larry, and their children Jordan, Chase and Logan; daughter Linda Paar and her husband Ken and their daughter Jenny Horne and husband Lear and their two children Davison and Olivia, and their daughter Ashlee Richardson and husband Jeff and their son Jase; son Terry and his wife Diana and their children Austin and Ariana; son Tim and his wife Melanie and their children Ryder and Wyatt. He is also survived by his sister Gladys Kocurek and numerous nieces and nephews.
Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life. Rev. 2:10
At the family’s request, gifts in Ed’s memory may be shared with St. Mark Lutheran Church.