Rev. Canon John Edwin Erb

1932 - 2005  (72 years)

• Name	John Edwin Erb
  Prefix	Rev. Canon
  Born	13 Sep 1932	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352660
  Died	31 Jul 2005	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I352660	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Irvin Edwin Erb,   b. 4 Apr 1897, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1991, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Selma Elizabeth "Sally" Meyschein,   b. 20 Aug 1907, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F252213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  ERB, John Edwin Erb - Reverend Canon, Executive Director, Anglican Foundation. 13 September, 1932 - 31 July, 2005. "We have lots of love, friendship, family; we are blessed."These were some of John's last words, given through a wonderful smile, as his magnificent brain was being ravaged by the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.John was born in Kitchener to the late Irvin and Sally Erb (nee Meyschein). He will always be missed by his adored children, Nicholas and Katie; his wife, Didy (nee Bradish) of 29 years; his loving sisters and brothers-in-law, Cathie and John Howard, Hornby Island, B.C. and Margie and Bob Carr, Hamilton. John The Giant was a special uncle to Stephen Howard and Rhonda Spence, Emily Howard and Alex Lavigne; Tom Howard and Landys Klyne; Mary Howard, Stewart, Duncan, Will and Angus Murray; Sally Howard, Jim and Tommy Hamaguchi; Sarah Carr; Tim Carr and Kate Feightner; Pat Carr, Nadine Heintz and Oliver Carr and friend David Hughes. His many Erb and Meyschein family cousins love him and will miss him.A passionate Canadian, John was a leader, Anglican Priest, teacher, traveler, camper and actor. Until his late teens John was a member of Trinity United, the Erb family's church, where he grew up in the Sunday School. He attended "Young People's" both there and at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church. When he returned after working for a year in England, he joined the confirmation class at St. John. Thus began his journey to become an Anglican priest. Graduating from the Kitchener Public School system and Wilfred Laurier University, he received his early theological training from Trinity College. He continued graduate studies in later years in Boston, Virginia and Jerusalem.John's ministry began at St. Aidan's in 1965. In 1967 his strong identification with young people led him to a truly successful period as Director of Youth for the Church of England, both in Guyana, SA. and then in the UK. John returned to Canada with Didy in December 1973 and continued his ministries, first at Grace Church on the Hill, then at St. Luke's East York. In 1981 he became Rector of St. Michael and All Angels, where he embraced all, and many saw him as more than a pastor. He retired from St. Michael's in 1997. For the past seven years John's energetic leadership has been devoted to the Anglican Foundation of Canada, a work he loved. It enabled him to travel the length and breadth of this country, often visiting parishes in small communities, and as in all of his previous work, met wonderful dedicated people and established lasting friendships and respect everywhere.Throughout his working life John participated on many Boards and Committees focusing on community outreach, and has helped develop programs such as Out Of The Cold, Street Haven for battered women and Christie Gardens, and has worked to encourage interfaith ministry. His robust leadership has been recognized and honoured in many ways including the 125th Anniversary Medal of Canada; Member and former Chaplain, Order of St. John Ambulance, Serving Brother- St. John of Jerusalem; Chaplaincy appointments to The Royal Society of Physicians and Surgeons, The Canadian Club of Toronto, The Benchers and The Order of St. Lazarus.His personal passions are his family, his ministry, the theatre, ballet, opera, the family cottage at Oliphant and the Taize Retreat in France.During his hospital confinement John and his family were enormously moved by those many friends, acquaintances and co-workers old and new, who visited during his last days. Literally, they came by the hundreds from all spectrums of society to reminisce, renew friendships and offer their love and support. Nothing could have made more visible the lasting impact John had on so many lives. We will always be grateful for the kindness and incredible care given to John and his family by all the caregivers in the Palliative Care Unit at St. Michaels Hospital.In lieu of flowers, please join John in his living legacy for theological education through his work at the Anglican Foundation of Canada (80 Hayden St., Toronto, M4Y 3G2), or to the charity of your choice.Visitation will be at the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Ave., between Yonge and Avenue Rd., 1-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday, August 5th. The funeral will be held at St. James Cathedral, King St. East at Church St. at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 6th. A service preceding interment in Woodland Cemetery will be held in Kitchener at the Church of St. John The Evangelist, Water St., north of King St. on Monday, August 8 at 11: 30 a.m. Reception at 10: 30 a.m. in the Church Hall. THE RECORD, Kitchener, Ontario - Aug. 3, 2005

  
  

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  Born - 13 Sep 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Jul 2005 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth