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He loved theater, but Mister Ed didn’t put on an act. Ed Gotwalt really did live each day doing whatever he could to make both friends and strangers happy. He really was, as many people have put it, "larger than life." "There are people out there that work really hard at being characters, then there are some characters out there and thats what they are, they dont try at it. Ed was a showman. He was obviously an entrepreneur. He was always on. But there was something genuine about it," said T...

Ed Gotwalt started out playing a character as "Mister Ed," but that larger-than-life persona was totally real.

He was an actor, businessman, friend, family man, traveler and eternal optimist. Gotwalt, better known as Mister Ed, died Friday at the age of 84. Friends and family members who gathered Sunday via Zoom said Gotwalt had enough experiences for two lifetimes. Gotwalt’s fame began on Feb. 26, 1975, when he and his wife, Pat, opened Mister Ed’s: The Area’s Most Unusual General Store in Orrtanna on their wedding anniversary. He died on the same date 46 years later. “He was such a...

‘Mr. Ed,’ founder of iconic candy shop, roadside attraction near Gettysburg, dies at 84 Updated Feb 27, 2021; Facebook Share The founder of a quirky candy shop and roadside attraction in Adams County died at 84 on Friday, a date his family says was both his wedding anniversary and the anniversary of the founding of his business. "Mr. Ed" Gotwalt with some of his elephant collection. By JEFFREY LOWE, Harrisburg Patriot-News/1999Harrisburg Patriot-News Gotwalt retired in 2014, selling the bu...