Edmund Joseph

Regan

Edmund Joseph Regan (92), of Ridgecrest, CA passed away November 07, 2026, at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital. He passed away unexpectedly.

Edmund was born October 11, 1934, in Crookston, Minnesota to S.T. “Pat” and Lilamae (LaCoe) Regan. After graduating from Crookston Cathedral High School in 1952 and from Saint Johns University in Collegeville, MN in 1956, he was employe as a physicist at the Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, CA (NOTS) in 1956 and there married his wife of 69 years, Barbara Gale Regan.

Edmund worked as a test engineer on static firings of liquid- and solid- propellant rockets for most of his civil service career and finished after 37 years as a supervisory aerospace engineer at the Bases “Skytop” facility. In 1983 he was awarded NWC’s “Firing Officer of the Decade”. He retired in 1994 and enjoyed his family, fishing, bicycling, collecting many varieties of items and traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara Regan of Ridgecrest, CA; son Michael David Regan of Ridgecrest, CA; grandchildren Megan McKenzie, Brandon (Ashlee) Regan, Cameron Regan; great grandchildren Autumn and Jaxson Regan; nephews Mark and Shawn Regan; sister-in-law Loralee (Alvaro)Lopez of Ridgecrest, CA; nephews Andy (Audrey) and Ryan (Nikki) Lopez.

He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter Debra Marie, brother and sister-in-law David (Patricia) Regan and nephews Chris and Jeff Regan.

There will be no services as Edmund wished to be cremated and his ashes to be sent to Crookston, NM to be interned in the family plot in Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston, MN.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in Edmunds name.