Edwin Russell KasnerHoliday Island, AREdwin Russell Kasner, age 77, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at his home in Holiday Island, Arkansas. Mr. Kasner, son of William Russell and Alice Maybelle (Woolery) Kasner, was born on January 26, 1939, in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up and attended East High School and attained an Associate Degree at Grandview College in Des Moines. He was in a supervisory capacity in both the gas and electric areas of MidAmerican Energy Company of Des Moines, and retired after 36 years of service. Jesus Christ was his Lord and Savior and he looked forward to meeting Him. He was a member of the Faith Bible Church in Holiday Island.Mr. Kasner was united in marriage to Patricia Houge Richards on October 22, 1993. She survives.Additional survivors include his first wife, Brenda Kasner of Windsor, Colorado; one daughter, Marcy Lynn Kasner, of Windsor, Colorado; one daughter-in-law, Cindy Kasner of Willow Springs, North Carolina; one step-son, Joel Richards of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Shirley Forrest, of Birmingham, Alabama; and Mary Alice Winterbottom, of Des Moines, Iowa; two grandchildren, Derek Russell Kasner and Nichole Ashley Robson; and one great-grandson, Carson Kasner.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Douglas Russell Kasner.Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on November 12, 2016, at the Faith Bible Church, Holiday Island, with Pastor John Wallace officiating.Memorials may be made to Circle of Life Hospice and entrusted to the White Funeral Home & Crematory, P.O. Box 890, Cassville, MO 65625Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home & Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.