CARLSON EDWIN ED C. 80, of Butler, went to be with his Lord on Saturday evening, June 22, 2013 at Butler Memorial Hospital. He was born May 21, 1933 in Johnstown, PA, the son of the late Carl and Aurelia (Vickroy) Carlson. Ed spent three years in Sudan as a short-term missionary teaching English at a mission boys' school and 35 years in Pakistan with Presbyterian Church USA in adult literacy and publishing for new literates. He retired in 1998 in Butler. He also served as interim Pastor in ten area churches. He taught GED classes in Butler and was active in many local community service organizations. Ed was founder of a Prison AfterCare Ministry (PAC-Min) in Butler and remained active on its board and as a mentor to prisoners until his death. He was a graduate of Muskingum (College) University and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He received his honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Muskingum College in May 1998. He was a member of the Beaver-Butler Presbytery. Ed was a loyal fan of the Pirates, Steelers and Penguins. Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Audrey Carlson of Butler; two sons, Kurt Carlson and his wife Joette of Mars, and Keith Carlson and his wife, Bethany of Midland, NC; a daughter, Kathleen (Carlson) Ludwig and her husband, Don of Beaverton, OR; three granddaughters, Cassidy, Callie and Joanna; a sister, Esther Hudson and her husband, Darrell of Nashville, TN; a brother-in-law, Richard Fieldhouse and his wife, Elaine of TX; a sister-in-law, Elaine DeVries and her husband, Henry of IL; and four nieces and two nephews and their families. A Memorial Service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., Butler, PA 16001 on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 3 p.m. with Rev. James Swanson officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the PAC-MIN, Inc., P.O. Box 484, Lyndora, PA 16045. For more information, go to: www.youngfuneralhomes.com Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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