Memorial contributions may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Charles, Missouri, Trinity Lutheran Church, Easthampton, Massachusetts or Valparaiso University in care of Baue Funeral Home, 620 Jefferson Street, St. Charles, Missouri 63301. Edwin A. Kurtz, 85 of St. Charles, MO passed away May 17, 2004, at National Health Care of St. Charles; beloved husband of the late Anna Luise Kurtz (nee: Bangert, 1999); dear father of Eric (Jo), John (Julie), Kraig Kurtz and Christine Kurtz Fuerhoff; dear grandfather of Kimberlee Sarah, Adam Kurtz, Ann Marie Coen (Greg), Eleanor Lester (Mike), Eva Bailey (Maurice) and Hannah Fuerhoff; dearest great grandfather of Jacob, Justin and Joseph Coen, and Christian Bailey; dear brother of Dorothy Selbmann (John) of Bradenton, Florida. Mr. Kurtz owned and operated St. Charles Quarry and Kurtz Concrete, Inc. until his retirement.