Edward Donald Noland, Jr., Deputy Chief of the Marshfield Fire Department, passed away in his home on March 27, 2015 surrounded by family and friends.
Chief Noland served the citizens of Marshfield as city council member, an EMT for Cox Health and also served in the United States Armed Forces where he retired from the 14th Preventive Medical Reserve Unit. He retired from Kraft Foods in 2006. Serving the community was a passion of Chief Noland’s, along with serving his family. He will always be remembered as the “invincible man” after having faced many challenges in the past few years and never once complaining about any misfortune.
Edward was born in Huntsville, Alabama on November 16, 1951. He was baptized at the age of nine in Belleview Baptist Church. He was a member of the Hillcrest High School class of 1968. On June 28, 1986, he married Gail (Kollmeyer) Noland. He was currently a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, having served as Elder, President, Vice President and Sunday School teacher.
While raising his children, he was active in many things including Mighty Mites, Boy Scouts, and the Marshfield football program where he video-taped endless games for several years. He was a past member of the Red Cross, Marshfield Lion’s Club, and the Rural Fire Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Donald Noland, Sr. and Martha (Meeker) Noland.
Chief Noland is survived by his faithful and beautiful wife, Gail (Kollmeyer) Noland; their three children, Lela (Noland) Gallison, and her fiancé, Bob Bass, Las Vegas, NV, Penny (Loe) Johns, Marshfield, and Eric Loe and his wife, Bethany (Minor) Loe, Marshfield; their five grandchildren, Jacob Gallison, Moriah Johns, Lilly Johns, Nolan Loe, and Asher Loe. Edward is also survived by his sisters, Bonnie Forrester, Lake St. Louis, Patricia Latimer, Willard, and Judith Highfill, Republic; his brother-in-laws and their wives, numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends that will greatly miss his courageous spirit and faith.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2015 in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Marshfield. Burial will be in the Marshfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday in Fraker Funeral Home, Marshfield.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Marshfield Fire Fighters Association or to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.