Wanda L. Edwards

Wanda Louise Edwards, 91, of St. Paul, NE, formerly of Grand Island died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Brookefield Park Nursing Home in St. Paul.



Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Friday at the Apfel Funeral Home in Grand Island. The Rev. Kelly Karges will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery.



Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral services on Friday.



Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation, or to the donor’s choice.



Mrs. Edwards was born January 31, 1928, on a farm near Shelton, NE to Frank B. and Leah (Hardy) Skeen. She attended Hall County School Districts 9 and 57.



On December 12, 1946, Wanda married Rex A. Edwards on her parent’s farm near Wood River. They later divorced. Four children were born to this union.



She was baptized in the Methodist Church in Wood River. Wanda belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Harmony Extension Club and was a 4-H leader.



During her lifetime she worked in many retail stores including Hesteds, Brandeis and Tabors.



She enjoyed cooking, shopping, jigsaw puzzles, fishing and painting.



Survivors include sons Dennis (Christine) and Craig (Trenna) Edwards of Grand Island; daughters, Lynda (Lyle) Henderson of Kearney and Nancey (Norman) Fendrick of Wayne, NE; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.



She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Louis, Erwood and A.W. (Woody) Skeen; sisters-in-law, Evelyn, Irene and Wanda Skeen; nephews, Roland, Norman, Byron and Gerald Skeen; and a great-grandson, Angel Edwards.