Eleanor Mae (Schroeder) Edwards, age 93 of Lisbon, North Dakota and formerly of Rugby and Bisbee died on Saturday, October 12 at the Parkside Lutheran Home in Lisbon.

Eleanor was born on August 22, 1920 in St. John, North Dakota to Fred and Ocie (Wicks) Schroeder and spent her childhood and received her education in the Turtle Mountain area.  In 1942, she married Albert Edwards, and together, they settled on a farm near Bisbee, North Dakota where they raised their family, farmed and retired.  In 1983, the couple moved to the community of Rugby, North Dakota.  Both Eleanor and Albert were well known and active in the Bisbee community, as well as Rugby, in their later years.  Eleanor loved gardening, quilting, traveling and spending as much time with her family as possible.

She is survived by daughters, Connie (Curtis) Guderjahn of Vergas, Minnesota and Linda (Tom) Sandhei of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota; and daughter-in-law, Yvonne Edwards of Fargo; ten grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Lucille Harrow of LaMirada, California; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Kermit; four sisters; one brother; and her parents.

Memorials in her memory may be directed to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation for Research.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 15^th at the First Lutheran Church in Rugby.  Burial in the Bisbee Lutheran Cemetery, Bisbee at 3:00 p.m.  Pastors Mike Pretzer and Sharon Baker, officiating.

Visitation: will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday with a time of prayer and sharing of memories beginning at 7 p.m. in the Anderson Funeral Home, Rugby.  Reviewal will be held for one hour prior to the time of services in the church on Tuesday.