Ed was born in Pass Creek BC to the loving mother of Polly (Saliken) & Mike Zaytsoff and a special gift to his older brother (by 2 years only) Fred.
It was a hard life but he was never without the love & care of his mother & brother. In April of 1953 he married his loving wife Pauline & they spent the next 65 years growing together raising three children. Pauline predeceased Ed in June of 2018 but he continued to live in his family home under the loving care of his daughters Sheryl & Cindy.
Ed was blessed with the recent arrivals of two new great grandchildren – Nora Lynn in March 2019 & Jacob James (JJ) in January 2021 who lived in the suite downstairs. He spent lots of time interacting with them. He was also extremely proud of his eldest great grandson Lucas especially during the hockey season as Lucas is an avid player. He also loved to hear about the latest adventures of great granddaughter Stella.
Sheryl & Cindy were blessed to have dad so easy to care for and even when his health started to deteriorate during the summer of 2021, he never asked much more than to go for his drive thru picnics at A&W or Tim’s and to go for a drive to recycle.
He navigated the arduous life changes of the Covid pandemic & was thrilled to be one of the first in the family to get his double vaccinations. He kept updated on world events & always had a comment to share on things going on most often from the faith based knowledge background that he cherished.
Although he had a lot of serious health issues he was only critically ill for 3-4 weeks and was able to be at home until 9 days before his passing. The struggle that finally led to his passing was not too prolonged for which we are thankful. He talked often over the past few months of his readiness to go home to heaven to especially be with his wife, his mom & his brother.
We miss him dearly but are comforted to know he is no longer suffering and is at peace with his Lord Jesus, his wife, his mom, his beloved brother Freddie and the countless numbers of family, friends & saints who were ready to welcome him home.
Lovingly remembered by his family especially his sister Luba & family, daughters Cindy & Sheryl (Daryl), grandchildren Kristin (Mike), Caleb (Nikki), Ryan (Kate), and great grandchildren Lucas, Stella, Nora & JJ.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Edward Zaytsoff April 30th 1932 October 21st 2021..
Death notice for the town of: Aldergrove, Province: Colombie britanique