Edward Sydney Baker Holmes, born in Perth, Ontario, to Rev. Sydney and Ina Holmes, passed away peacefully at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney on Friday, June 25, 2021, at the age of 76.
Ed will be remembered as the grower of roses, a stock market whiz, a home chef extraordinaire, and the best dad-joke teller on the East Coast. He loved to share a glass of wine and good conversation with all, and no one he met was a stranger for long.
He is survived by his loving wife, Edna; daughters, Jennifer, Leslie, and Angela; chosen daughter Terri; and grandchildren, Amber, Miah, Ava, and Riley.
A memorial will be held once the pandemic is over. Until then, admire a neighbour’s beautiful rose bush or have a snifter of fine brandy with a friend—and remember Ed fondly. That would be what he would want the most.
Memorials may be made to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation at www.cbrhfoundation.ca
Words of comfort can be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or e-mail sydneymemorialchapel@ns.sympatico.ca
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Edward Holmes 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Sydney, Province: Nova Scotia