Obituary of Edward Sauer

Edward (Ed) J. Sauer of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, passed away peacefully on Feb. 3, 2017, at the age of 79. He was born in Larchwood, Iowa, to John and Agnes Sauer. He was one of seven children. Ed was a business owner, inventor and race car driver. He spent 20years of his life racing primarily at Ascot Park. Racing was his passion; he won 5 championships during his career. In 1957, Ed married the love of his life, Barbara Wittrock. At the age of 22, he moved Barbara and their two children to California. The couple had three more children while living in California. In 2000, Ed and Barbara retired to Lake Havasu, but sadly, Barbara passed only a short time later. Every summer when the temperature rose, Ed traveled to visit his children and attend his family reunion in Iowa where he spent time with his brothers, sisters, and many nieces and nephews. He enjoyed fishing with his son and found great delight in teaching all of his grandchildren: Jeff, Lauren, Jill, Tim, Greg, Adam, Megan, Emily and Allison how to bait a hook. Ed was always quick with a joke and loved to make people laugh. He enjoyed watching NASCAR races, playing slots and dreaming up inventions. Ed was the rock of his family. Ed was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 45 years, Barbara, and his brothers Johnny and Larry. Ed is survived by his son, Steve Sauer; daughters, Lisa (Mike) Pera, Sherill (Dave) Ketchum, Julie (Tom) Jennings, and Autumn (Rob) Podzunas, sisters, Mary Giles and Cecelia Rice; brothers, Tony Sauer, and Clarence Sauer. A gathering of his family and friends is planned at Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home, February 25th at 2 p.m. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers please feel free to donate to: Hospice of Havasu, which took wonderful care of Barbara.