Edwin H. Taylor Jr.

Mr. Edwin H. Taylor, Jr., 82 of Mohawk, NY, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at Wynn Hospital in Utica. Edwin was reunited with his loving wife Carol on the 30th anniversary of her passing, November 19, 1995.

Edwin was born in Frankfort, NY, on February 2, 1943, the son of Edwin H., Sr., and Wanda (Skramko) Taylor. Edwin proudly served in the US Army from 1965 until his honorable discharge in 1968. In 1966, Edwin was united in marriage with Carol Wheeler, a loving and devoted union of 29 years until Carol's passing in 1995. In 2000, he married Bonnie Lee Grems. Bonnie Lee passed in 2008. For many years, Edwin was employed as a heavy equipment operator, an auto mechanic for several local automobile dealerships as well as owning several automotive garages himself. He was currently co-owner with his son, Edwin, of E-Waste Recycling and Salvage, LLC in Frankfort, NY. He was a member of the Ilion/Frankfort VFW Post 502 in Frankfort and the American Numismatic Society. Edwin had a heart of gold and generously donated to many charities, especially the American Cancer Society and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital which he held close to his heart.

Mr. Taylor is survived by his son Edwin D. (Theresa) Taylor of Mohawk; daughter, Belinda (Theodore) Knapp of Rome; 10 Cherished grandchildren, Brenden Taylor (Kendal Farley), Jacob Taylor, Jasmin Taylor, Ethan Taylor, Xavier Taylor, Edison Taylor, Warren Knapp (Kristen Johnson), James (Megan) Paternoster, Shelby Knapp (Dan Walts), and Joshua Knapp and his fiancé Kelsi Sanzone; 14 adored great grandchildren, Aria, Peyton, Dakota, Kane, Maverick, James, Kassady, Eva, Rya, Ivy, Kash, Journi, Krue and Julianne; two sister, Mary Ann (Warren) Brewster and Nancy Lorraine Finch; one brother, Harry Chester Taylor; two step-sons, Joseph Carl Beighley and Wilfredo Cotto; two foster-sons, James Fuller and Bobby Fuller as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Gwendolyn Alice Taylor; two sons, Edwin Taylor, III and Duane Edwin Taylor; two grandchildren, Brianna Lynn and Clayton Taylor; two sisters, Fannie Margaret Richardson and Beverly Jackson; one brother, Stephen James Taylor; sister-in-law, Caroline Taylor; brother-in-law, Kenneth Finch and foster-son, Daniel McNamara.

Relatives and friends are invited to Edwin's funeral service on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Heintz Funeral Home, 408 Herkimer Rd., N. Utica. He will be laid to rest with his beloved Carol in Fairview Cemetery in Ohio, NY. Visitation for family and friend is Monday, November 24th from 4:00-6:00 PM. Those wishing to donate in Edwin's memory, please consider, the American Cancer Society, PO Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 (www.cancer.org) or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Pl., Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org). Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.