Residence: Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana
Died: Saturday, January 16, 2016
Location: 11:45 a.m., at his home.
 
 
Age: 90
Date of Birth: Saturday, November 28, 1925
Birth place: Indianapolis, Indiana

Branch: Marines

Service: World War II
Father: Charley Austin
 
Mother: Ione ( Taylor ) Austin
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Ed and his wife, Louise have lived in rural Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana, for the last several years.
Funeral Date: Thursday, January 21, 2016
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2016, Masonic Service by the Millerville Masonic Lodge #126 of Indianapolis, followed by a Celebration of Life Service at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Good Shephard Chapel, 9700 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250.
Clergy: Pastor Ashli Cartwright - Peaks of the Oak Grove Church of rural Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana
Burial will take place:
Full Military Rites at the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis, Indiana
Visitation will be:
3:00 to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana, and from 11:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2016, at the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Good Shephard Chapel, 9700 Allisonville Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46250.
Biographical Information:
Ed was a 1943 graduate of Ben Davis High School of Indianapolis, Indiana, and went on to attend Butler/Indiana Business College also of Indianapolis, Indiana. He served in the United States World War II Marine Corp from May 24, 1943, notably participating in the Battle of Iwo Jima and serving until January 7, 1946, when he was honorably discharged with the rank of Corporal. Ed was a member of the Millersville Masonic Lodge #126 F.& A.M., 32 Degree of Scottish Rite, and Murat Shrine, all of Indianapolis, Indiana. He was also a member of the Murat Flying Fezzes of Indianapolis, Indiana, and a member of the White County Shrine Club of Monticello, Indiana. Ed worked for thirty (30) years at Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors in Indianapolis, Indiana, and retired in 1980 as a supervisor/programmer in data processing. He was a member of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana, and had served as an Elder of the church.
Special Services: Masonic Services will be conducted by the Millersville Masonic Lodge #126 F. & A.M.of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Shriners Hospital of Cincinnati, Ohio. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On November 29, 1947, at Sweeney Chapel at Butler Univerisity in Indianapolis, Indiana, he married Louise Irvine; she survives.
Survivors include:
His wife of 68 years, Louise Austin of rural Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana; Twin Sons, Theodore "Ted" (wife Marsha) Austin, and Thomas "Tom" (wife Cathy) Austin; Grandsons, Blair (Brynn),Drew (Tammy), and Jaron (Emily); Great Grandsons, Charlie, and Barrett.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Charley and Ione (Taylor) Austin; One (1) Sister;Two (2) Brothers.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 66368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.