Rapid City Edgar Irvine Winger, 85, died at the Rapid City Regional Hospital on Sunday, November 27, 2011. He was born in Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada on April 25, 1926 to Walter and Mary [Bort] Winger. He completed grade 13 in Ridgeway and received a scholarship to attend Ontario College of Arts in Toronto, Canada. Ed became a U.S. Citizen and enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served for six years working in Information and Intelligence. He was honorably discharged as a Tech Sergeant. After receiving a Geological Engineering degree in 1956 from the Colorado School of Mines at Golden, Colorado he worked in Worland, WY where he met his wife to be, Janice Andersen. Janice and Ed were married in Moose, WY in 1957. Ed was transferred to Talara, Peru where he was employed by International Petrol Co. Their son Philip was born in 1958 in Talara. The family moved to Belem, Para, Brazil where Ed worked for Petrobras, the Brazilian oil monopoly teaching Brazilian geologists well site geology. In 1960, their son Michael was born in Belem. Upon returning to the U.S. Mr. Winger was employed by the North Dakota Geological Survey in Bismarck, ND, the Soil Conservation Service in Paoli, IN, U.S. Forest Service in Elkins, West Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey in Casper, WY and in Denver, CO where he was a Coal Classification Chief. When Ed retired in 1981 a move was made to Hill City, SD where he enjoyed listening to classical music, painting, gardening, and creating designs in stained glass. He was a voracious reader, always searching for truth. Mr. Winger is survived by his wife: Janice Winger of Hill City; one son: Michael Winger of Tacoma Park, MD; and one brother: David Winger of Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son: Philip, four brothers, and five sisters. Edgars wishes were to be cremated and there are no services scheduled at the present time. His arrangements are being entrusted with Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home, 2700 Jackson Boulevard, Rapid City.