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Annette (Byrne) Licht posted a condolence
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Live-Stream Zoom Link for Dad's funeral:
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Kathy 'Johnson' Meyer purchased flowers
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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In Memory of our Cousin, Ed. From: The Johnson Cousins: Mark, Kathy, Peggy, Mike, MaryEllen, Patty, and Matt. (Parents: Cal and Margaret Johnson)
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Kathy Meyer posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
IN MEMORY OF COUSIN, ED
By Cousin, Kathy ‘Johnson’ Meyer
It is my pleasure to share with Ed’s family and friends, the memories that I recall sharing with Ed, as my cousin and as members of the extended Schwarz families. Born in the same year of 1952, we grew up in the decades of the 50’s and 60’s, and back then our families lived around the Twin Cities and saw each other often.
One particular annual event, I looked forward to attending was our Grandma Schwarz’s picnic birthday celebration on the 4th of July! All five of the Schwarz adults (Herb, Lorraine, Margaret, Rose Ann, and Harold) brought their families to Highland Park in St. Paul for a day of fun and bonding. If my counting is correct, at one point in time there were 24 cousins in attendance at this yearly birthday event for Grandma Schwarz.
To me, Grandma Schwarz was the cherished grandmother, who taught us cousins how to play many card games and would listen to our childhood chatter. Her house was the hub of the Schwarz families, and Ed and I would meet over at her house in our teens to catch up our lives and activities.
After high school, Ed went onto college and then into the Army, whereas I attended one year of college at St. Cloud State, and then moved with my parents and some of my siblings to the Columbus, OH area. As young adults, our lives took us on different paths. I recall traveling home to MN around 1978-79, and Ed introducing my husband Rich and I to Geri, his fiancé. He told us about his desire to take her on their honeymoon to the Panama Canal which held good memories for him from his military service days.
We both married, but lived in different states, and only saw each other at family weddings or funerals as time passed in the next few decades. Our Moms’ (Rose Anne and Margaret) would keep Ed and I informed about our lives by writing ‘handwritten’ letters that had to be mailed, not emailed because that didn’t exist back then!
One particular wedding we caught up at was Jeannie Schwarz’s wedding, and I don’t recall meeting Ed’s daughter, Annette and son, Stephen, but I do have a picture we took of Ed and Geri. Then, many years later in 2003-4, Ed made the extra effort to drive down to Crystal Lake, MN with daughter, Annette to attend his cousin, Peggy’s young adult son, Matthew Krzmarzick’s funeral. I believe that is the last time I ever saw cousin Ed. We had a wonderful visit catching up and I recall telling Annette I wanted to be invited to her wedding. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to attend her wedding, but I have sporadically kept up with her via Facebook.
The last time I talked to Ed was on the eve of his father’s funeral. I wasn’t able to attend Uncle Ray’s funeral, but Ed was trying to see me afterwards as I was either in Green Bay or the Twin Cities. Close enough to meet halfway, but then he came down with a serious cold/sore throat, so we had to forget that visit.
Before Uncle Ray’s passing, when I was on a road trip with my husband Rich, we stopped in to visit Uncle Ray at his home in New Bern, WI. I had always visualized Uncle Ray as a tall burly guy, but sadly he had shrunk as he aged, and I realized during that visit, now Ed was the tall, burly guy. (One generation takes the place of the other). Rich and I had a great time exchanging memories and the guys swapped ‘war’ stories.
During that visit with Uncle Ray, he spoke proudly about his three adult kids (Ed, Vickie and Paul) and all they had accomplished so far in their lives. I mostly recall he was proudest that his two sons and daughter had become, caring human beings, solid citizens, and had through their careers or volunteer work positively contributed to their families, neighbors, and communities. In particular, Ed in his Postal Service government years, Paul as a fire fighter, and Vickie as a Social Worker.
We make many connections with families and friends over our short or long lives. Ed was fortunate to live 69 fulfilled years, but he also endured several injuries and illnesses that slowed him down in his mid to later years. However, as his obituary covered, he travelled to almost all 50 states and parts of Europe, and gave his wife, son and daughter a worldly perspective on other’s lives and cultures.
We all touch each other’s lives in many ways, and for me, Ed, was family, a cousin, and someone who shared his gift of gab and nostalgic nature with me over the years. So, thanks for the memories, cousin Ed.
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