Edgar Bernard Hetzler was born to Bernard and Olga Hetzler on October 19, 1921 in Onaga, Kansas. His father worked as a blacksmith and his mother was a homemaker. Edgar was the second of 5 children (3 brothers and 1 sister). After graduating from Onaga High School, Ed enlisted in the Army Air Corp where he piloted C-47s during WWII in the South Pacific. At the end of the war, he returned to Kansas where he met Dorothy Mae Rieck. They married on April 6, 1947 and were married for 47 years when she passed from cancer. Together they had four children: Gregory Lyn, Patrice Susan, Timothy Rieck, and Cynthia Denise. He remained active in the Air Force Reserve and retired as Lt. Colonel. He joined the US Postal Service, working first as a mail carrier, then Postal Clerk, retiring in 1977, when he and Dorothy relocated to Newport News, Virginia. He was a prominent member of several congregations of the Lutheran church, where he served as treasurer, usher, and choir member. He was always smiling and enjoyed being social, especially if cookies and ice cream were to be served. He used to bowl and square dance, and played Bridge with Dorothy. He loved God, his family, and people. He was preceded in death by brothers Harold and William, wife Dorothy, and daughter Patrice. He is survived by brother Robert of Manhattan, KS; sister Ruth and her husband Pat Pattison of Harlon, IA; sons Gregory of Arlington, VA and Timothy of Lawrence, KS; daughter Cynthia and her husband Mike Marcus of Naples, FL; grandchildren Andrew Marcus and his wife Rachel of Houston, TX and Amanda Marcus of Fairfax, VA; and great grandchild Luke Marcus of Houston, TX. His burial will be at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a memorial fund in his honor to Resurrection Lutheran Church.