Louis J. Gedeon

Funeral services for Louis J. Gedeon, 79, of Longview will be 2 PM Monday, April 30, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with Reverend Darrell Howanitz officiating. Burial will follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens under the direction of Rader Funeral Home, Longview. Mr. Gedeon passed away Thursday morning, April 26, in a local hospital. There will be open visitation with no set time. Mr. Gedeon was born on August 27, 1927 in Lockwood, Ohio to Lewis and Mary Milbrand Gedeon. He graduated from North Bloomfield High School in 1945. He attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, majoring in Accounting and Business. During the summer months Mr. Gedeon would work at various jobs before settling on general remodeling as a good source of income. He met his beloved wife Anita at one of the many shows and soon realized they both enjoyed the same interest in life. They were married in 1964 and soon opened a showroom featuring all types of remodeling. Anita went to kitchen design school in Reading, PA. Mr. Gedeon continued to sell and design additions in garden rooms and general remodeling. Mr. Gedeon won several awards in the United States for outstanding designs in remodeling. He belonged to several organizations in the remodeling and construction field. Mr. Gedeon enjoyed flying, golfing and fishing. He was a commercial pilot and had his own airport in Ohio for several years before entering the remodeling business. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Anita, who passed away on July 28, 1987, his sister, Lillian Sulek and three brothers; Clarence Gedeon, Robert Gedeon and Leonard Gedeon. He is survived by eight nieces: Patricia Maciewski, wife of Joseph Maciewski, Warren, Ohio, Mary Ann Jackson, wife of James Jackson of North Bloomfield, Ohio, Barbara Abernathy, wife of Mike Abernathy, Broadrew Height, Ohio, Gloria Jean Hudak, wife of Joseph Hudak, Samerna, Georgia, Debra Jean Tuck, wife of Fred Tuck, Dunwitty, Georgia, Diane Gedeon and Karen Gedeon of Vidalina, Georgia, Rose Gedeon, wife of Clarence Gedeon, Mildred Gedeon, wife of Robert Gedeon, three step children: Martin Short of Comifor, Colorado, Reverend Beverly Short of Farley, Iowa and Nancy Armstrong of Charleston, South Carolina, a special friend, Augusta Brown, and a host of friends and relatives including his beloved pets, Sally and Callie. Mr. Gedeon will be sorely missed and remembered for his generosity and love of people. Memorials may be made to the following: American Heart Association, The Cancer Foundation, The Arthritis Foundation and The American Diabetes Association.

Louis J. Gedeon

August 27, 1927 - April 26, 2007