Obituary

John L. Edling, 55, of 255 Dutch Hill Rd, Warren, Pa., died on Friday, February 27, 2009 at home after a courageous battle against cancer, surrounded by his family and friends.

John was born November 29, 1953 in Warren, the son of the late Jakob and Marga (Hache) Edling. He and his wife resided in the Warren area for the past 35 years.

He was employed at Crossett, Inc. for 20 years as a dispatcher. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and hiking throughout the Warren woods with his sons. He also enjoyed playing softball and was always part of a team during the Betts Industrial Tournament.

He is survived by his wife, Debbie (Fields) Edling, whom he married on December 7, 1974, in Warren; three sons, John, Bryon and Derek Edling, all of Warren; a brother, Fred Edling and his wife, Judy, Stow, Mass.; his father and motherinlaw, Bob and Pat Fields, Warren; two brothersinlaw, Tim Fields and Skip Frederoski and his wife, Vickie, all of Warren; six nephews, Christopher Edling, Jeffrey Edling and his wife, Meghan, Peter Edling, Josh Frederoski, Justin Frederoski and Jeff Fields; and three nieces, Katie Edling, Nikki Fields and Jessica Fields.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a nephew, Andrew Edling.