Edward Gorrilla

Edward F. Gorrilla was born August 3, 1924, to Edward and Susan (Jarabko) Gorrilla, in Ironwood, MI, where he was raised. Ed played football at Montana State University where he earned his bachelor's degree in education. He earned a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

Ed served three years in the US Army, including 18 months of duty in Europe during WWII. He married Florence Fischer on July 31, 1960, in Moorhead, MN, and they had one child, Heidi. They made their home in north Fargo, ND.

Ed loved working with youth and sharing his love of sports with them. Ed was very involved in youth sports in Fargo, Moorhead, and Glyndon (MN). He was a Physical Education teacher in Fargo schools for thirty-five years. He coached baseball, football, basketball, and track and field. Ed was a member of the NDSU statistical crew for football and basketball. In addition, Ed coached American Legion baseball in Fargo and Glyndon, coached Babe Ruth and served as the Minnesota Babe Ruth District Director for many years

Florence preceded him in death on May 16, 2015. For the last year and a half, Ed had been living at Guardian Angels Care Center in Elk River, MN. He died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Fairview Northland Medical Center, Princeton, MN, at ninety-one years of age.

Ed is survived by his daughter, Heidi (Tom) Warnke, Big Lake MN; grandchildren, Stephen and Kristyn Warnke, Nicole and Fred Binczik, and Kristine Warnke; great-grandchildren, Nakyah, Elise and Tonette Warnke, and Abby Binczik; sister, Dorothy Baima; sister-in-law, Charlotte Fischer; brother-in-law, Donald Fischer; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation will be Thursday, July 14, 2016, from 5 - 7 PM, with a prayer service at 7 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead. The funeral mass will be Friday, July 15, 2016, at 11 AM, in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Fargo. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Glyndon.