Mr. Edward George Ganster
1943 - 2014
Mr. Edward George Ganster
1943 - 2014
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BORN
1943
DIED
2014
Edward Ganster Obituary
Edward George Ganster
71, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 3rd, 2014. Ed was born April 21, 1943 in Reading, PA to the late, Edward Wilson and Angela Marie (Haage) Ganster. Ed graduated in 1961 from Reading Central Catholic High School. He attended St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, PA and was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1971, serving in several churches in the Pennsylvania area until he was laicized in 1990 by Pope John Paul II. Ed went on to work for Walt Disney Company until in 2008 he founded Operation Safety 91 (OS91) www.OS91.com, a 501(c)3 nonprofit Organization, to honor and protect America’s 1st Responders: Firefighters, EMS, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Military. OS91 honors Responders with an Annual Tribute Event in Orlando and protects them with Psalm 91 God’s Covenant of Protection in the form of pocket size cards. Ed is survived by his beloved wife of 24 years, Mary Elizabeth Ganster of Winter Garden, FL; brothers and sister-in-law, Leo Ganster of Pinehurst, NC, Joseph and Kathleen Ganster of Southampton, PA; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Ganster and Ray Mest of Wyomissing, PA and Therese Ganster and Ken Koenig of Tuckerton, NJ; eight nieces and nephews and eighteen grand nieces and nephews. A Legacy Tribute will be celebrated Friday, July 18th, 2014 at 1 PM at the First Baptist Church of Orlando, Henry Chapel, 3000 South John Young Parkway, Orlando, FL 32805. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made for Psalm 91 cards to: Operation Safety 91 (www.os91.org) to continue Ed’s Legacy to honor and protect America’s Protectors. Arrangement are being handled by Baldwin Fairchild Conway Chapel 1413 S. Semoran Blvd. Orlando, FL 32807, 407-277-6700
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David Ley
September 21, 2014
Mary, I just heard about Ed and I am so sorry for your loss; my heart aches for you. I pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to comfort you.
Donna & Pete Kaminski
July 21, 2014
Dear Mary, Pete and I just found out about your terrible loss. We will always value our friendship with Ed (at CCHS as student/friends) , at St Ignatius and in Tower City with our sons, and with you in Disney. We promise to never forget him. Our prayers go with you and the family.
Gerry Basso
July 14, 2014
Dear Mary, So sorry to hear of the loss of your dear husband, Ed. You. Ed and family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Cathy Haynes
July 10, 2014
Oh, Mary. This news came as such a surprise and a shock. It gives me mixed feelings - sadness that Ed is no longer in our presence, but yet happiness that he is celebrating his (and your) beliefs of afterlife. Let that party begin....perhaps he is already starting to prep an event in that afterlife. And what an event it will be! Are there rowdy events in Heaven? There will be now! In the meantime, be strong and carry on with the caring and beliefs that made you strong and confident.
I still will grieve at the loss of his physical being as one of a neat tag team in our community......
Cathy Haynes, Member/supporter of veteran and military organizations in Central FL.
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Robert Schall
July 9, 2014
Dear Mary,
I extend to you and Ed's family my sincerest sympathies. I worked with Ed on the WDW railroad as an engineer for several years. We always worked New Year's Eve together for many of those years. The "two padres" would give the kids the night off to celebrate. We shared so many stories about our ministries during those times we worked together. I will treasure them as precious moments. I will remember your family in prayer. Rev. Bob Schall, Chaplain, U.S. Navy (Retired)
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