Date of Birth: June 24, 1924
Date of Death: October 24, 2018
MAURER – Edward (Ed) Maurer passed away at St. Paul Lutheran Home, Melville, on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at the age of 94 years.
Ed was born on June 24, 1924 at Goodeve, Sask. to Peter and Mathilda (Armbruster) Maurer. He was baptized at the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Goodeve and confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Duff.
Ed attended elementary school at Robert School in the Goodeve district for four years. In the fall of 1934, his parents sold the family farm and moved to another farm in the Duff district. Ed then attended Colmer School for the remainder of his elementary education and also some high school. He was not able to complete high school due to difficult times on the family farm. In June of 1942, Ed lost his father in an accident at their home. This created a drastic hardship for the family, therefore, at the age of 18, Ed and his
brother, George, had to carry on the farm to support their widowed mother and two school-aged sisters.
On Oct. 30, 1947, Ed married Anna Werth of Grenfell, Sask. They were married in a country church near Anna’s home. Anna and Eddie then took over management of the Duff family farm, where they raised their children and remained until their retirement in the fall of 1990.
As a member of the Duff church, Ed served as secretary for 15 years, taught Sunday School, served as treasurer for two years and was a member of the mixed choir, as well as the men’s choir. He served in a number of organizations at Duff: secretary-treasurer of the Duff Wheat Pool Committee for more than 40 years, director of Pheasant Hills Telephone Company, director of Duff Co-op and assistant leader of the 4-H Grain Club.
Ed’s interests included singing in the church choir, which he did for 71 years; he was musically-gifted and enjoyed playing the harmonica, guitar, accordion, and in later years, the electric organ. He also enjoyed spending his time bowling, curling and attending hockey games.
Ed’s fondest memories included visiting family in British Columbia and trips to the United States. One of his greatest goals was to be independent, and he said if he had to live his life over, he would not change a thing. Ed wanted his family to remember him for the positive things he did, forget the negative, and to forgive him for the things he did not do or should have done.
Ed was predeceased by his parents; wife, Anna (2017); a daughter at birth; son, Mark; son-in-law, Sam Stankov; sister, Emma Frick and her husband, Walter; sister, Freda Welk and her husband, Ernest; brother, George and his wife, Molly; and brother-in-law, Ed Weisbrot.
He is survived by his daughter, June; his son, Maurice and his wife, Sheila; his daughter-in-law, Bev; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Lydia Weisbrot; and several nieces and nephews.
Ed’s funeral service was held Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 at Zion Lutheran Church, Melville, with the Rev. John Nieminen officiating. The organist, Darren Kitsch, and the choir, led in the hymns, “The Lord’s My Shepherd,” “Just as I Am” and “Abide with Me.” The choir sang as an anthem, “Be Still, My Soul.”
Interment followed in the Duff Cemetery with Jobina Isnor, Bartley Maurer, Cody Maurer, Collette Maurer, Jerrod Marsh and Alvin Frick acting as pallbearers.
Arrangements were entrusted to Matthews Funeral Home, Melville.
