Mass of Christian Burial for Edwin G. Ripperger age 84 of Alpha, IL will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 25th at St. John’s Catholic Church in Woodhull, IL. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Indianola. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to the Knox County Nursing Home or Beacon of Hope Hospice. Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Alpha, IL is in charge of arrangements and online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com.