SMITH, EDWARD “ED” PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL JANUARY 10, 1993 AT THE AGE OF 78 YEARS.
EDWARD WAS BORN JUNE 4, 1914 TO ETHEL AND HOWARD SMITH ON THEIR FARM NEAR ELFROS, SASKATCHEWAN. HE RECEIVED A DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN. HE RETURNED TO THE FAMILY FARM, WHERE HE FARMED WITH HIS BROTHER HOWARD UNTIL 1958. IT WAS DURING THESE EARLY YEARS HE WAS VERY ACTIVE ON SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND SPORTS COMMITTEES.
ON JULY 22, 1958 HE MARRIED JOHANNA de JONG OF WADENA, SASKATCHEWAN. THEY CAME TO VULCAN TO BUILD A HOME AND SERVICE STATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 23 AND OPERATED “EJ SERVICE STATION” UNTIL 1971, WHEN HE LEASED THE BUSINESS OUT. THEN IN 1981 THEY SOLD THE BUSINESS AND LAND. THEY RETIRED AND MOVED INTO THE TOWN OF VULCAN WHERE HE HAS RESIDED SINCE.
HE PURSUED MANY HOBBIES INCLUDING CURLING, GARDENING, CAMPING, HOME RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS. HIS FAVOURITE PAST TIME WAS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HIS GRANDCHILDREN.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF MRS. JOHANNA SMITH OF VULCAN, LOVING FATHER OF THREE DAUGHTERS JANE (NORM) PALM OF BENTLEY, BETTY (RALPH) WIEBE OF ARROWWOOD AND KATHY (RICK) HOWE OF CHAMPION, FOUR GRANDCHILDREN HARRISON, AMANDA, DAVID AND JADEEN, A BROTHER HOWARD (OLIVIA) SMITH OF ELFROS, SASKATCHEWAN, TWO SISTERS FLORENCE MCCLELLAN OF RICHMOND,B.C. AND VESPER SUNDQUIST OF VANCOUVER, THREE NIECES JANET HALE OF PLUNKETT, SASK., AUDREY SANDERSON, OF SASKATOON AND VIRGINIA SOUTHAM OF RICHMOND, B.C., THREE NEPHEWS ROBERT SMITH OF LESLIE, SASK., HARVEY SMITH OF FOAM LAKE, SASK. AND ROGER SUNDQUIST OF CALGARY.
FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY JANUARY 14, 1993 AT 2 P.M. AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH REV. BEVERLY HILL OFFICIATING. INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
HONOURARY PALLBEARERS FERDINAND HARTUNG, FRANK LOVE, NICK HORKOFF, BUD TYLER, BILL MURRAY AND ORVILLE DORCHAK.
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS RALPH WIEBE, NORM PALM, RICK HOWE, ROBERT SMITH, MARIENUS de JONG AND ADRIAAN de JONG.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, DONATIONS TO THE ALBERTA HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION 1825 PARK RD. S.E. CALGARY, AB, T2G 3Y8.
VULCAN FUNERAL HOME, DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 485-2633.