Edwin Hinnefeld

Edwin Hinnefeld, 86, peacefully passed away on September 21st, 2010 at the Altus House in Atlanta, Georgia. Edwin was born on September 4th, 1924 in Brownstown, Indiana. He was the youngest of four children blessed to Edward and Mathilda (Hackman) Hinnefeld. His two sisters, Ruth and Frieda, and his brother, Albert preceded him in death. He was confirmed at St Paul’s Lutheran School in 1938 and graduated Tampico High School in 1941 before joining the US Army and serving our country in the Second World War. Edwin achieved the respected military rank of Master Sergeant, was presented the Meritorious Service Medal, awarded two Bronze Star Medals, and participated in the European Theater of Operations. His battalion landed on Omaha Beach during the second wave on D-day, June 6th, 1944. After being honorably discharged from military service in January 1946, Edwin initiated what became a lifetime career in the retail industry by accepting a Vice Presidential position at the WmH Block Company in Indianapolis, Indiana. He continued his career at L.S. Ayres & Co, Indianapolis, Gimbels-Saks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and completed his early years of employment as Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman of the US Steel Corporation in Pittsburgh. In 1978 Edwin and his family relocated to Atlanta, Georgia where he became Co-owner and President of the Garr Consulting Group. When Garr Consulting was sold to Deloitte-Touche Accounting and Consulting Firm, Edwin continued his entrepreneurial career as Owner/President of Bottom Line Associates. Bottom Line was sold to the Profit Recovery Group and is currently listed on the NASDAQ. Edwin’s professional and political associations included the Chamber of Commerce, Duquesne Club, Colombia Club, National Retail Merchants Association and the Republican National Committee. His civic and theological board memberships included St Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh Savings and Loan, Lutheran Heritage Foundation, Furman University Advisory Board, Concordia Theological Seminary, Lutheran Concerns Association and the Lifetime Disabled Children’s Endowment Fund. He was a lecturer at the Universities of Indiana, Butler and Washington & Lee. His military memberships included the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the Disabled Veterans. Edwin was a baptized and active member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, a recipient of the Millis Christy Award/Concordia Theological Seminary, the Rev. Dr. Robert Preuss National Free Conference Confessional Lutheran of the Year award in 2007, and the Lutheran Concerns Association Distinguished Service Award in 2009. He was a man committed to serving Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior. Edwin his survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Brenda (Horton) Hinnefeld and his only child and daughter Leah Hinnefeld, both currently residing at Belhaven Farm in Canton, Georgia. Memorials and Remembrances may be sent to the Lutheran Concerns Association, the Lutheran Heritage Foundation or the Concordia Theological Seminary. Northside Chapel Funeral Directors, Roswell, GA, 770/645-1414. www.northsidechapel.com

Edwin Hinnefeld

September 4, 1924 - September 21, 2010