Edward Hugh McGill

EDWARD HUGH MCGILL PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON JUNE 9th, 2019 AT THE CAMBRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. ED WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS WIFE, BERYL (NEE MERCER) IN 2008, HIS PARENTS HUGH AND CAROLINE (NEE WILSON) MCGILL, BROTHER BILL MCGILL, AND SISTER MARG AND HER HUSBAND JACK RICHARDSON, AND BROTHER-IN-LAW VERN BARBER. ED IS SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING SISTER KAY BARBER AND SISTER-IN-LAWS SHIRLEY MCGILL AND MARGE PRANGE, AND BROTHER-IN-LAW LLOYD MERCER. UNCLE ED HELD A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF HIS NEPHEW BILL AND TAMMY MERCER AND THEIR CHILDREN ROBBIE AND NICOLE, AND MANY NEICES AND NEPHEWS. ED WILL ALSO BE GREATLY MISSED BY HIS SPECIAL FRIEND EDITH BROOKS. ED WAS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FOR MANY YEARS, WINNING KNIGHT OF THE YEAR AWARD IN 1980. ED STARTED HIS CAREER AT HANCOCK FOODS WITH HIS BROTHER BILL, THEN MOVED ON TO BECOME A BUS DRIVER FOR THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, AND LATER THE GRT. HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR BEING KIND, HIS SMILE AND HIS SENSE OF HUMOUR. FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL BE RECEIVED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 14TH FROM 10-11AM AT COUTTS FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION CENTRE LOCATED AT 96 ST. ANDREWS STREET, CAMBRIDGE. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD IN THE CHAPEL AT 11AM WITH A RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY OR THE DIABETES ASSOCIATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THE FAMILY. ONLINE CONDOLENCES MAY BE MADE AT WWW.COUTTSFUNERALHOME.COM.