MAYVILLE- Edward J. Mifsud, 86, of Stow, OH, and formerly of Mayville, NY and Erie, PA, died Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Briarwood Healthcare Community in Stow, OH.
He was born April 7, 1931 in Erie, PA, the son of the late Joseph and Marie Taliana Mifsud.
Ed was a veteran of the US Army, serving in the Korean War where he earned the Korean Service Medal, three Bronze Service Stars, Combat Infantry Badge, and a Purple Heart.
He was a Special Education teacher for Jamestown Public Schools and a history teacher for Mayville Central School. He graduated from Edinboro University.
Ed belonged to St. Mary of Lourdes RC church in Mayville, Mayville VFW Post 8647, Mayville American Legion William L. Travis Post 493, and the NRA, was the president of the Theatrical Union IATSE Local 266 from 1972-1985, and served as the Town Justice for the Town of Chautauqua.
His favorite interests were hunting, reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Margaret "Maggie" McNulty Mifsud of Stow, OH, whom he married October 31, 1959, in Erie, PA, two daughters; Mary Jude (Chris) Schroeder of Hudson, OH, Jayne Marie Gillis of Roswell, GA, two sons; Edward (Janine) Mifsud of Woodinville, WA and Patrick ( Dana) Mifsud of Burke, VA, twelve grandchildren; Christopher, Sarah, Daniel, and Sam Schroeder, Ashleigh and Natalie Mifsud, Patrick and Elise Gillis, Margaret, Mia, Mathew and Samantha Mifsud, a brother in-law; Donald Sonntag, and a sister in-law; Patricia Mifsud.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents; Joseph and Marie Taliana Mifsud, and his siblings; Carmella, Phillip, Francis, Josephine, Salvatore, Mary Lou, James, William, and a sister in-law; Elizabeth McNulty Sonntag.
A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 2PM at the Holy Family Catholic Church (3179 Kent Rd, Stow, OH 44224). The Rev. Paul Rosing will officiate. Burial will be in Mayville Cemetery
.
Memorials can be made to Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church, PO Box 500, Bemus Point, NY 14712
To leave a remembrance or post condolences for Ed, please go to www.freayfuneralhome.com
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