Edna Hyde, 88, a long time resident of the Plummer area, died on Sunday, December 18, 2005 after a brief hospitalization at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plummer, MN with Reverend Jonothan Dodson officiating. Burial will be at the Hillside Memorial Cemetery, Walhalla, ND.

Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plummer, MN and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.

Edna Blair was born on June 19, 1917, the daughter of David and Grace (Wessels) Blair, near Park Center, ND. She grew up working on the farm with her Dad and three brothers. Edna married Lloyd Karel and had one son, Gerald. After Lloyds death she worked in the area. On October 25, 1944 she married Mervin Hyde, rural Neche, ND. The couple farmed in North Dakota until 1947, when they moved, with their sons to a farm near Brooks, MN. Edna was always active on the farm and she especially enjoyed caring for the animals and milking cows. They moved to Plummer in 1985. In addition, she worked at the bakery in Red Lake Falls, sold Avon for 39 years and wrote the local news for several papers.

Edna made hundreds of special occasion cakes and was known locally as The Cake Lady . She was gregarious, had a great sense of humor and loved playing cards and entertaining. For many years she hosted a mid-June picnic for family and friends. She kept a special candy drawer in her kitchen for the neighborhood children who all called her Grandma. She enjoyed doing crafts, ceramics, and quilting and was especially proud to have completed a velvet piece quilt.

Edna was active in the Hollyhocks Homemakers Club, Birthday Clubs, Plummer Senior Citizens and the Presbyterian Church in Plummer. When the church closed she joined Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Edna is survived by sons, Dennis Hyde, Ponsford, MN and Roger Hyde, Plummer, MN; five grandchildren: Stephanie (Jonathan) Deitz, Bismarck, ND, Stacey Swanson, Dilworth, MN, Corey Hyde, Winona, MN, Kay Hamilton and Tami Wheeler, both of FL; seven great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Lloyd Karel and Mervin Hyde; son, Gerald Karel; granddaughter, Dawn Karel and brothers, Merle, Percy and James Blair.