Edward L. "Bud" Moebius Jr., 70, Search and Rescuer for US Navy

Born September 12, 1931 in Amherst, he was a life long resident of Amherst and graduated from Central High School with the class of 1949.

He served with the US Navy from 1950 to 1954 as a deep-sea diver in their Search and Rescue Team. He was employed with the Lorain Telephone Co., now Century Telephone, for 40 years as a PBX Installer, retiring in 1994. He was a member of the Amherst Family Fellowship Foursquare Church; the National Rifle Association; and the Amherst Outdoor Life Association. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and woodcarving.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years, LaDonna (nee Kyle) Moebius; daughters, Kimberly Schmitt of Amherst, Kelly Comstock of Vermilion, and Kyle Edwards of Grafton; six grandchildren; and a sister Dorothy Bechtel of Vermilion.
He was preceded in death by his parents Edward L., Sr., in 1996 and Mildred Beatrice (nee Zimmermann) Moebius in 1996.

Friends may call Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Hempel Funeral Home: 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. from the Amherst Family Fellowship Foursquare Church 780 Cooper Foster Park Rd., Amherst. The Rev. William Mouer, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Brownhelm Cemetery, Brownhelm Township.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to New Life Hospice Center of St. Joseph, 5255 North Abbe Rd., Elyria 44035.