Edwin Leroy Nihiser Obituary (1953 - 2023)

Edwin Leroy "Ed" Nihiser 69, of Decatur, IL went to be with his Lord and Savior at 4:53 p.m., Monday, December 4, 2023, in his residence. A funeral service to honor Ed's life will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, December 8, 2023, at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion with Pastor Dave Brown officiating. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning at 10:30 a.m., Friday morning until service time. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Central Baptist Church. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at dawson-wikoff.com. Ed was born December 25, 1953, in Decatur, IL the son of Robert E. and Beverly Ann (Smith) Nihiser. Ed had retired from AE Staley Manufacturing Company as an operator. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. Ed married Kathy Merriman on March 10, 1972. Surviving is his wife: Kathy of Decatur; daughters: Carla Edgecombe (Russ) of Cerro Gordo, IL, Wendy Brown (Carl) of Villa Grove, IL, Erin Hassan (Alaa) of Champaign, IL, and Irene Yong (Alan) of Irmo, SC; sister: Brenda McManigell (Dan Merrick) of Leesburg, FL; grandchildren: Macie Gass (Anthony), Alex Brown, Rommy Hassan, Ella Yong, and EJ Brown; nephew: Rhett McManigell (Beth); niece: Sabrina Watson (Randy). Ed was preceded in death by his parents.