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Edward Maron Obituary
Edward Benjamin Maron, Jr. (Eddie) was born January 10, 1927 and passed away on April 25, 2017. After serving in WWII, he returned to his job at Ralph's Grocery Company, eventually retiring as Vice President. He then began a second career working with Sol Price at FedMart where he met Jim Sinegal along with other retail experts. In 1984, Eddie was hired by Costco, a start-up warehouse store, where he provided an additional 34 years of service to the retail industry.
Eddie oversaw the entire Canadian division of Costco for 12 years and grew the three warehouses to 62 outlets. He was also responsible for bringing Fresh Food into Costco and was instrumental in the merger of Costco with Price Club.
E.B. Maron, Jr. is preceded in death by his first wife, Jesslyn who is the mother of their 4 surviving children, Barbara, Craig, Michael and Dareen. He is also survived by his current wife Jane and her son Jason.
Eddie leaves behind 13 Grandchildren and 8 Great-Grandchildren.
Services are private.
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Jane Maron
May 17, 2017
My dear Eddie...you brought such happiness and fun in our too short time together. You were such a gentleman and always said your job was to make me happy every day which you accomplished. Our time together went by very fast and my heart is sad without you. When I met you the smile on your face was beautiful and when I last saw you the smile was still there. You'll always be in my heart. Your Loving wife Jane Maron
Jane Cody-White
May 17, 2017
Ann & Greg Vaka
May 14, 2017
Ed Maron and his wife Jane were great friends of Ann and I. We shared dinner at the Desert Falls Country Club at least 3 times a week and enjoyed the company of both of them. We attempted to solve the problems of the world and shared stories of his adventures with Costco and I with my travels around the world. We always had great times with Ed and Jane and will miss him dearly. We gave him the name of "Mr. Costco" which caught on with everybody.
Ann & Greg Vaka
Ann & Greg Vaka
May 14, 2017
It is with great sorrow that we lost our good friend Ed. As members of the Desert Falls Country Club we dined with Ed and his lovely wife Jane at least 3 times a week and enjoyed their company so very much. We had many great stories to share and attempted to solve the problems of the world. Ed was a joy to listen to his fantastic Costco stories and the highlights of his career.
It was a great honor to be considered one of his best friends.
Ann & Greg Vaka
Char Jim Gerhardt
May 14, 2017
Ed was definitely one of the best. Always had a big smile and only the nicest things to say. He will be greatly missed by all that knew him. His birthdays at Costco were so so wonderful and a great time of celebration, they will remembered by all. Our blessings to the family in this very hard time.
Love, Char and Jim Gerhardt
May 14, 2017
Ed was a great man, It was a honor to be his friend and yes he was the Ambassador at Desert Falls Country Club. My wife Bonnie and me will miss his daily breafings, his humor and the fact of him just being here every day.
Larry Shanahan...
Keith Storey
May 13, 2017
I would always enjoy seeing and talking with Ed at the Desert Falls fitness center where he was a regular - just about every day during the winter - sometimes even twice a day. We would share stories about Costco and his past with the influence he had on current day Costco operations - such as the Costco chicken. Ed was outgoing and everyone was his friend. Ed was a beacon of integrity. We will deeply miss his presence in the desert during the winter months and especially at Desert Falls.
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