Edward Rudolph Pike

BARABOO—Edward Rudolph Pike, 88, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, went home to be with his Lord—and his wife of 52 years Barbara Pik...

February 3, 2023
2:26 AM

BARABOO—Edward Rudolph Pike, 88, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, went home to be with his Lord—and his wife of 52 years Barbara Pike—on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. Ed died at his home in his sleep from congestive heart failure. Ed Pike was born April 10, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserves and worked as a tool and die maker in Milwaukee in the 1960s. He started his own shop, National Machine Speciality in Milwaukee. In 1971, Ed purchased the surplus store The Merchandise Center on Highway 12, and the Pike family moved to Baraboo.