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Bigedsurf. Obituary
by kahuna74 » February 27th 2015 9:57am
I will miss this man a lot. I posted this here in members only. RIP, I know Ed is out there riding the Big waves and Fishing for the Big ones. You are in my thoughts.


Edward
Obituary

Edward Oct. 4, 1946 - Feb. 14, 2015 BREMEN - L. Edward "Ed" , 68, of Bremen, IN, passed away at 8:46 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015, at his home after an extended illness. He was born on October 4, 1946, in Knoxville, TN, to George E. and Bobbie A. (P). Ed was united in marriage to Linda M. on September 2, 1972, at Community Congregational Church in South Bend. Ed is survived by his wife of 42 years, Linda M. ; son, Lewis Edward "Ed" (Judith) II of Niles, MI; his mother, Bobbie A. Smith of Bremen, IN; brothers, F. Tim of Bremen, IN, Brent (Beth) of Elkhart, IN, and Bart (Cathy) of South Bend, IN; stepsister, Vonda (Brian) Jacobs of Lakeville, IN; his three grandchildren and three special "great" grandchildren; mother-in-law, June; and his good friend and fishing partner, Mike. He was preceded in death by his father, George E. , and two brothers, Brian and Kevin. Ed was a longtime Bremen resident. He served his country honorably in the United States Marine Corps. He serviced ATMs while working for Armored Services of South Bend. He was a member of the Lakeville Masonic Lodge 353, F&AM. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015, at the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN, where members of the Lakeville Lodge will also conduct a Masonic Memorial Service. Graveside services and burial will follow at Porter Rae Cemetery, North Liberty, IN. Friends may visit with the family from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Ed may be offered to
American Cancer Society
, 130 Red Coach Drive, Mishawaka, IN 46545; or to Pet Refuge, 4626 S. Burnett Drive, South Bend, IN 46614. Online condolences may be sent to the family at http://www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.


Funeral Home
Palmer Funeral Homes

Thanks-I hadn't seen that .

Many thanks for this post, O. To say I miss this gentlemen is like saying Carter's had a few pills.

I miss Ed. His positive posts to calm, his constant up beat energy, an all around nice guy.

No one knows this, but Ed and I talked on the phone from time to time. Only person I have connected with in a forum on that level. I am sitting here with watery eyes thinking about him right now. I had hoped to have been able to meet him. I have a sister I visit, who lives out that way. I need to remember that life is shorter than we realize. I can't put off things ,or life will happen without me.

I can't take any credit for this. Kahuna posted this on watchforums.net

http://www.palmerfuneralhomes.com/notic ... d-Williams


Memory book is here

http://www.palmerfuneralhomes.com/notic ... guest-book

I appreciate the chance to read this also, as I too missed it. I didn't have much chance to get to know him, but he seemed like a stand up guy and I know his presence around these parts is sorely missed.

Ed and HF.

Missed like crazy. I don't wanna get corny, but wow...missed like crazy.

Not forgotten big guy.

Nope, missed taking Ed offshore before he passed.

I would like to remind members that the 14th of this month is the anniversary of Ed's death. Very tough for his wife as it is also Valentines Day.

A donation of $100 was made today to the Arbor Foundation in honor of bigedsurf. Every year a donation will be made automatically for each member who has passed away.

http://www.palmerfuneralhomes.com/notic ... guest-book

koimaster wrote:A donation of $100 was made today to the Arbor Foundation in honor of bigedsurf. Every year a donation will be made automatically for each member who has passed away.

http://www.palmerfuneralhomes.com/notic ... guest-book

bigedsurf donation.JPG

Well done, Alain. A fine tribute to a good guy.

A cool thing you are doing Alain.

Wow, Alain. That is just amazing. My hat is off to you sir. Well done.

An excellent way to honor his memory.

I would like to remind members here that today is the anniversary of death of Big Ed.

First: Happy Valentine's Day, Ed.

Second: This place continues to amaze me and remind me that virtually no place else is even worth logging on to. Just amazed and humbled by the generosity, class, and heart showed by this collection of people.

Best in the biz, you all are. Best in the biz.

TemerityB wrote:First: Happy Valentine's Day, Ed.

Second: This place continues to amaze me and remind me that virtually no place else is even worth logging on to. Just amazed and humbled by the generosity, class, and heart showed by this collection of people.

Best in the biz, you all are. Best in the biz.

Yup.

Growing up in Chicago, we had a term--"he's a good guy" or, more regrettably, "he was a good guy." A lot of people don't understand these terms, or are puzzled by them; in this era of hollow superlatives, they sound like faint praise. While "guy" generally denotes men, it could also be used for a woman, particularly a woman who's seen as a sister figure, "one of the guys." In reality, Chicagoans don't use these terms loosely. To be a good guy means the top, the best. If you save a kid from a burning building, take care of your family, look out for your neighbors, don't cheat, stand heroically for what's right, are kind, generous, considerate, happily take a punch in the mouth because your pal's being as asshole in the wrong bar and you're backing him up, pay your taxes, work hard, don't bitch too much, then you're a good guy.

With this in mind, RIP Ed and HF. Both of you were good guys. Of course, there're a lot of good guys on this forum.

I still think of Ed a lot, almost every day. Miss him and he was a great guy in my book. RIP old friend.

Kahuna74 wrote:I still think of Ed a lot, almost every day. Miss him and he was a great guy in my book. RIP old friend.

In Ed's memory another 125 trees were donated to the Chippewa National Forest via the Arbor Day foundation for planting. Ed's wife will receive a card from them letting her know that he is remembered by us.