Obituary

The Reverend Doctor Edwin Maurice Erion BA,MDiv,ThM,DD(Hon)
July 29 1922-Sept 11 2009

Ed Erion died suddenly but peacefully while doing what he loved best having just completed a wedding rehearsal (at Crane Lake Resort, near Parry Sound), on Friday September 11, in his 88th year.
Beloved husband for almost sixty years of Jean (Chamberlayne). Loving father of Charles (and Tricia) of Waterloo and Connie of Niagara Falls. Predeceased by his sons, Bradford (1979) and Gordon (1991), son-in-law William Valkenburg (2003), as well as his parents, Clare and Mina (Philpot), his brother Lloyd and sister Ruth (Loney).

Born in Lindsay, Ontario he grew up in Niagara Falls and served as a radar technician with the RCAF during World War II. Ed entered the United Church Ministry in 1962, having found his calling at age 39. He completed his degrees at Queen's University, Kingston in 1968, while serving as student minister at Batawa and Zion United Church.

His first full-time charge was in Chelmsford (St. Stephen's) and Dowling (Larchwood), then at Copper Cliff from 1973 to 1990. He retired in 1990 and he and Jean enjoyed travelling in their RV and time at their camp on Lake Onaping.
But his retirement was in name only: he returned shortly after to minister to the congregation at Chelmsford right up to the present. He was known throughout the Sudbury region as "marryin' and buryin' Erion" having conducted countless wedding, funerals and baptisms. He touched the lives of so many people with his caring concern and generosity.

Ed was active in the Ministry of Long Term Care institution (as chair), as board member of the Bereavement Foundation of Sudbury, as padre to the War Pensioners and Branches 224 and 553 Royal Canadian Legion, as member of the Social Planning Council, and of the Alzheimer's Society of Sudbury, not-to-mention countless United Church committees.

Ed and Jean were active and proud grandparents of Bronwyn (and Nii Addico), Graham and Tristan and of Rebecca (and Geo Massimi) and Rileigh Valkenburg, and of Jessica and David. And great-grandparents of Wisdom, Tetteh, Makilda, Lele, Daelyn and Logan.

The Twenty-Third Psalm was an element of every funeral Dad conducted. And now he "shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever."