Edward A. Tritschler, 88, of St. Louis, died May 12 at his home. He was born April 7, 1938, in St Louis. Ed married Nancy McCoy on May 9, 1959, enjoying 67 years together.
Mr. Tritschler attended Roosevelt High School. He had a long career in banking and retired from Bank of America. After retirement, he worked at Grant’s Farm for several years. He left Grant’s Farm to accept his dream job for the St Louis Cardinals giving stadium tours. He was a devoted Christian serving as an elder, deacon and enjoyed preaching at various Churches of Christ in the St. Louis area. He also served on the boards of Bayless School District, Camp Ne-O-Tez and Christian Family Services. He attended the Harvester Church of Christ. Ed loved his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and the St Louis Cardinals.
In addition to his wife Nancy, Mr. Tritschler is survived by his children Terri (Joseph) Taylor, Sherri (Shawn) Stone and Edward (Karen) Tritschler. Grandchildren are Todd (Sara) Taylor, Kelsey (Andrew) Redmayne, Donovan (Sidnee) Tritschler, Ted Crigler, Paul (Lydia) Stone, Kayleigh (Ethan) Conn, and James (Hadassah) Stone. Great-grandchildren are Zaydian, Marleigh, Taylor, Edwin, Vada, and Eleanor.
He was preceded in death by his mother Shannon Goodhart, father Edward Tritschler, his father and mother-in-law Jim and Laverne McCoy.
A memorial service will be held at the Lafayette Church of Christ, 115 New Ballwin, Rd, Ballwin, MO on May 24, 2026. Visitation will be from 2-3 pm with the celebration of life service at 3 pm.
In lieu of flowers please donate to one of Ed’s favorite charities: Camp Ne-O-Tez (neotez.org), Mindseye Radio (mindseyeradio.org), Rusty and Karen Andrews Greece Missions c/o Lafayette Church of Christ (lafayettechurch.org) or Christian Family Services (stlcfs.org).
My thoughts and prayers are with each of you at this very difficult time. He is a wonderful man and I will never forget his love and kindness towards me. I will always love your family. May you only recall the very best of times with him during this process.
I remember Ed well from his days as a volunteer newpaper reader for the MindsEye reading service for the blind. May Ed rest in peace and may his family find comfort through their memories
I enjoyed chatting with him at Barb Dolan’s memorial service a few weeks ago. Sorry for your loss.
Ed will be dearly missed as he was such a wonderful person. Nancy picked a real winner and I believe Ed is watching over her and the rest of their large family from Heaven. Thank you Ed and Nancy for all the good times we had. Ed you will be missed, but never forgotten. I pray for the healing hand of Jesus to be on Nancy at this difficult time.
Ed was such a wonderful personality. We cannot forget his mention of “three things” on Sundays when closing the service at St. Louis McKnight Church of Christ. And he will never forget to mention “Nancy and I”. He loved his wife and family so much and was a very good friend to us and many others. We’ll miss him. Please take heart Nancy and the children because Ed has fought the good fight and he is resting peacefully with the Lord.
Our prayers are with you Nancy. Ed’s kind loving spirit will be missed! Praying that God will comfort you and your family with only the peace he can provide.
I had the privilege of hiring Ed as a Tour Guide at Busch Stadium. He was an excellent guide, engaging fans of all ages and backgrounds (lifelong fans or casual guests). Ed relished telling young fans about his memories from attending games at Sportsman’s Park/Busch Stadium I.
Ed was a steady presence and a voice of reason. I learned a lot from him about the Cardinals, general work/leadership experience and several life lessons. His faith was evident and his convictions were clear. We shared many conversations about family (I remember him writing his book of life lessons for his grandkids), camping and God. My condolences to Nancy and the family during this time.
When I first started at MindsEye in 2012 one of the first volunteers I bonded with was Ed. I thoroughly enjoyed discussing sports with him and listening to him share stories about growing up a lifelong St. Louis sports fan. He not only lent his voice to reading the sports pages for blind and low vision residents, he also helped lead stadium tours for blind visitors and provided play by play for our original beep baseball tournament. He left a memorable impression on myself and those impacted by MindsEye’s mission. Our condolences to his entire family and loved ones during this time.
Ed,
I appreciated the opportunity to meet your father at my uncle’s funeral. He was a very warm and generous soul. I know he will be missed by many. Sending my prayers for peace.
Sheila Theerman
And on behalf of my father Jerry