The Superior Express -

Edwin Percy Hood, 84, of Mankato, died Sept. 8 ,2021.

He was born in Oakland, Ill., on Nov. 20, 1936. The son of Jesse and Pearl (Myers) Hood. He spent seven years in the United States Air Force, where he also obtained a barbering license. On New Years’ Eve, 1961, he married Zelma Pauline Strader in Charleston, Ill. In the fall of 1962, they moved to Glenwood Springs, Colo. Later, they lived in the New Castle, Silt, and Rifle, Colo., areas. He worked as a carpenter and a farmer, and also had rental homes for a time. In November of 1990, he moved with his family to Mankato.

Ed enjoyed hunting in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado’s South Canyon in Garfield County and the prairielands of north-central Kaansas throughout his life. He also loved to fish in the areas’ lakes and rivers. He had a passion for growing things in the garden and enjoying the harvest with friends and loved ones. He was a charter member of the Glenwood Springs Colorado Elks Lodge 2286 for years, then transferred to the lodge in Superior, for a while. He was a member of the American Legion Post 83 and a former member of the Eagles Lodge in Glenwood Springs, Colo.

He is survived by his daughters, RaDonna Hood-Mister and her partner, Roy Vicory (Denver, Colo.), Sandra York (Grand Junction, Colo.), Char Anna (Martinez) Flippo and her husband, Bill Flippo, Jr. (Brookings, S.D.), and Maria H. (Martinez) Isabel and her husband, Jason Sheriff (Topeka); grandchildren, Rebecca Mister and her partner, Bernard Ware; Tommy Mister and his wife, Stephanie; April (Mister) Dittmar and her husband, Jesse; Jennifer Mister and her wife, Jennifer Sauerman; RaDonna D. Mister; Kristeen Carpenter; Lacey (Carpenter) Powell and her husband, Zach; Shawn, Nathan, and Hunter Flippo; Mikah and Maylie Gay, and Tristan Sheriff; and 19 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters Mary, Dorothy and Clara, his brothers Russell, Lewis, Levi, Leroy and John; his wife, Pauline (Strader) Hood;, his son, Larry; and his grandson,Shawn Mister.

His funeral will be held in Mankato at the Christian Church with Thaddeus Hinkle, at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 2, followed by a luncheon. A graveside service and internment of his ashes with military rites will be at a later time at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Kansas, Ill. For online condolences, please visit http://www.melby mortuary.com. Melby Mortuary, Mankato is in charge of arrangements.