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Thomas G. Edstrom, 66, of Anderson Road, Town of Carroll, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at home of natural causes.
He was born Jan. 16, 1951, in Jamestown, the son of the late Karl and Marilyn Johnson Edstrom.
Tom attended Jamestown Central School, served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War Era, serving in Germany from Jan. 13, 1970, to Nov. 26, 1971. He then received his associate’s degree in applied sciences from Jamestown Community College.
He retired from WCA Hospital, where he worked from 1996 to 2012, earlier on he had worked at the Riverside Rendering Plant in Frewsburg from 1977-96.
He was a former member of the Kennedy Baptist Church. Tom enjoyed being outdoors, hiking, hunting, fishing and gardening.
He is survived by his wife, Rebecca L. (Ruth) Edstrom, whom he married on April 8, 1977, in Jamestown; two sons: Kevin (Paige) Edstrom of Ridge Manor, Fla., and Paul Edstrom of Stubenville, OH; a granddaughter, Hannah Edstrom of Ridge Manor, Fla., two brothers: Randy Edstrom of Jamestown and Mark Edstrom of Westfield, Mass.; two sisters: Chris (John) Haskins of Lakewood and Karen (Carl) Lundburg of Sherman. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday (June 4, 2017) in the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, 14 Church St., Randolph. The family will receive family and friends two hours prior to the service at 3 p.m. Pastor John Knowles Condon will officiate. Burial Inurnment will be in the Corydon Riverview Cemetery, Corydon, Pa.
To leave a condolence log onto: www.vanrensselaerandsonfuneralhome.com Memorials may be made to a Charity of Choice.