Obituary of Ronald George Edwards

Passed peacefully March 20, 2016 at Beach Grove Home of Ron Edwards of Cornwall, age 85 years. Beloved husband of Barbara (nee Saunders) and loving father of Kirk (Sharon), Sonia MacVicar (Scott), Troy, Perry (Karen), Wade (Debbie) and Tania MacCormack (Mike). Ron will be lovingly remembered by 13 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and his sister June Burke. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Georgia Edwards, son, Dean and brother, Paul. Ron had a long and successful 45 year retail career with S.S. Kresge and Kmart, managing stores across the country. His longest tenure as at store 5405 in Sydney Nova Scotia where he had built one of the more successful stores in the company. He was known for walking his store constantly and being accessible and available to his staff and his customers.In addition to business Ron was a man of faith and was involved in his church, both in Sydney at Faith Baptist and in Charlottetown at Grace Baptist. He served as deacon, preached and gave witness to his faith every day of his life. Ron was a loving husband, brother, son and father. He mentored and guided his children in line with his faith and values. He will be loved forever and sorely missed. Resting at Hillsboro Funeral Home, 2 Hollis Ave., Stratford for visitation Wednesday, March 23, 2016 from 5:30 - 8 PM. Funeral service will be held Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Grace Baptist Church at 1 PM. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Society or Beach Grove Home would be appreciated. The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Beach Grove nursing home for their passionate care and attention, especially in that last few days of Ron's life. Completion of funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Hillsboro Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to hillsborofuneral@eastlink.ca or by clicking the Online Condolence link below.