SACKFIELD, Edward -
April 26, 1927 – December 21, 2023
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on December 21st, at the age of 96.
He can now join his wife, Edie, who predeceased him.
He is survived by his children, Rob (Sue), Rick (Claire), Wendy (John), and Beth (Peter); nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren (14th on the way); and Edith Gardner, a companion in his later years.
Ed was born and raised in Toronto, and moved to Richmond Hill in 1951, where he soon found himself immersed in sports and civic activities.
He was a co-founder of the RH Curling Club, and participated in the founding of the Richmond Hill Arena Association, which he eventually headed (until his retirement in 1990) as Chief Administrator after leaving North End Cleaners, the business he shared with two of his brothers.
Rest in Peace Dad, you are now pain free and reunited with Mom.
Visitation will be at the Marshall Funeral Home, 10366 Yonge Street, in Richmond Hill, on January 4th, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held on January 5th, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Anglican Church, 10030 Yonge Street (corner Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, or Hill House Hospice in Richmond Hill.
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