1907 - 2009

Edward D. Newell, 101, formerly of Kenosha, currently of Cape Coral, Fla., died there on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009.

He was born on July 17, 1907, in Newellton, La.

On March 23, 1935, in Point Pleasant, W.V., he married Grace Overholt.

While living in Kenosha he owned and operated The Edward D. Newell Company.He began winter visits to Cape Coral in 1978, and upon his retirement in 1993, he moved to Cape Coral.

He was a member of the A.S.M.E., S.A.E., E.G.S.A., Kiwanis Club and Toastmasters in Ohio.

He is survived by his family, George O. (Susan) Newell of Kenosha, Mitchell Nadler of White Plains, N.Y., Deborah Roth Newell of Kenosha, Michael Newell of Burlington, Edward, Christina, Mark, Michael, Jonathon, Christy, and Deborah.

Ed was preceded in death by his wife, Grace O. Newell, on Jan. 22, 2008, and a daughter, Marjorie in 1975.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at 10 a.m. at the Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home.Entombment will follow in Sunset Ridge Memorial Park.A visitation will be hosted on Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances to Hospice Alliance, 10220 Prairie Ridge Blvd., Pleasant Prairie, WI53158, or to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at