Edward was born July 7, 1926 in Waseca County, Minnesota to Gustav and Alma (Bauman) Possin. He married Fern P. Schultz on November 6, 1949 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Owatonna, Minnesota. Edward was a member of the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Richland, Minnesota. He worked as a mechanic and did auto body work for Krejci Motors, Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. He served in the United States Army from 1944 - 1946 and belonged to the American Legion and VFW. He also belonged to the DAV and the National Rifle Association. Edward enjoyed reading magazines, collecting miniature cars and wood working.

Edward is survived by his wife Fern Possin of Geneva, Minnesota; brother Dan Possin and his wife Marilyn of Waseca, Minnesota; sister-in-law Jeanette Schoenfeld of Waseca, Minnesota; nephew Bill Schoenfeld of Waseca, Minnesota; and other nieces, nephews and cousins; and special friends JoAnn and Jack Jensen.

Edward is preceded in death by his parents: Gustav and Alma Possin; and a sister who died at the age of four.