Edward Royal Good

1918 - 2002  (84 years)

• Name	Edward Royal Good
  Born	1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Military	WW2
  Name	Edward R. Good
  Residence	1921	55 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-59195P
  Died	28 Mar 2002	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I59195	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Edwin R. Good,   b. 21 Aug 1885, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1977, Stouffville, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Soleda May Eby,   b. 14 May 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1927  (Age 41 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1910	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F175910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rhea Mabelle Brown,   b. 1914, of, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1997  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Paul Good
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F40958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Good, Edward R. - As he lived, Ed died, peacefully, at K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Thursday morning, March 28, 2002. He was 83. Beloved husband of Rhea (Brown) who predeceased him October 6, 1997. Respected father of Paul and Sharon of Waterloo, David and Gilda of Victoria, B.C. and John of Toronto. He will be forever admired and loved by his grandchildren, Cheryl, Heather, Steven, Aaron and Joshua. Brother of Helen Hall of Simcoe, Ruby Good of Toronto and Harold Good and his wife, Audrey of Calgary, Alta; step-brother of Garth Good and his wife Audrey of Stouffville, Lois Titus and her husband Cecil of Minden and Audrey Clyde and her husband Bob of Syracuse, Ind. Predeceased by his sister, Evelyn Mackechnie; his parents, Soleda Eby and Edwin Good and his step-mother, Myrtle Lageer. Ed, along with his wife, Rhea, established the Edward R. Good Funeral Home in 1946, where he maintained an active role in the business for 50 years. An active member of his community and church, Ed was a former member of Emmanuel United Church in Waterloo and more recently attended Trinity Evangelical Missionary Church in Waterloo. During the Second World War, he served as a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Artillery. He was Past President of the Waterloo Lions Club, the Central Ontario Funeral Directors Association and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 530, Waterloo. In 1981, Ed was presented with an Honourary Life Membership in the Ontario Funeral Service Association for his many contributions to funeral service. From 1967 to 1977, Ed represented the riding of Waterloo North as a member of the Ontario Legislature. During his time in the Legislature, he earned a reputation as one of the hardest working members and gained the respect of all his colleagues, regardless of party affiliation. Ed's family will receive friends at his funeral home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo from 2-4 p.m. only on Easter Sunday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday. The funeral service will be held at Trinity Evangelical Missionary Church, 330 Conservation Drive, Waterloo on Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at 2 p.m., with Pastor Craig Arbon officiating. Interment to follow in Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. Donations to the Edward R. Good Funeral Home Community Fund of the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation, Trinity Evangelical Missionary Church or a charity of your choice, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and can be arranged through the funeral home, phone 745-8445 or www.edwardrgood.com. Following the committal service at the cemetery, friends and relatives are invited to the Reception Room of the funeral home for refreshments and a time to visit with the family. Ed will be remembered by his family and friends as a man of impeccable integrity and strong Christian faith. He was always a true gentleman, which was reflected in all aspects of his life. Ed has touched many families and organizations with his generosity, both as a funeral director and a friend. The Record 29 Mar 2002 ______________________ 'A fine, upstanding gentleman in all things' Former Waterloo North MPP and founder of funeral home, Edward Good dies at 83. Edward R. Good, the founder of a Waterloo funeral home and a former MPP, died Thursday. He was 83. Good was born and grew up in Kitchener. He attained the rank of second Lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Artillery during the second World War, began the Edward R. Good Funeral Home in 1946 and served as the Liberal MPP for Waterloo North from 1967 to 1977. "I thought the world of Ed Good," said former Ontario Liberal leader Robert Nixon. "He was a very effective spokesman on all provincial issues, and was very well respected by the people in all parties," said Nixon. "He was a pretty solid citizen, and I found him to be an outstanding man to work with And he was always a lot of fun - a very enjoyable man to be with." Good won three elections with relative ease, and was the Liberal critic on municipal affairs for most of his years in the opposition benches. Long-time friend, Jim Breithaupt, a former Kitchener Centre MPP, said Good made a strong, lasting impression on just about everyone he met. "Ed made himself an expert on municipal law. He started fresh and learned on the job, and he did an exceptionally fine job," said Breithaupt. "I was very impressed with his strength of conviction, and the impression he made on people. He was a fine, upstanding gentleman in all things, and a very effective MPP for Waterloo North." Good purchased and renovated the building at 171 King St. S in Waterloo and turned it into a funeral home - a business now run by his son, Paul Good and long-time business partner Jim Erb. "Whenever anybody asks about Ed, the thing that comes to mind first and foremost was his integrity," said Erb. "He was a gentleman through and through, in every aspect of his life, and in the way he greeted people, responded to people and respected people." Until about two years ago, Good retained an active interest in the business, and kept an office at the funeral home, he said. Through the years, Good was also president of the Waterloo Lions Club, president of the Central Ontario Funeral Directors Association, and a member of Branch 530 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Waterloo. Good was predeceased by his wife, Rhea, in 1997. He's survived by three sons, Paul, of Waterloo, David of Victoria, B.C. and John of Toronto, as well as five grandchildren. The Record, Saturday, March 30, 2002

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Edward R. Good - 29 Mar 2002. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 20. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Rhea M. Good - 7 Oct 1997.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - - Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Mar 2002 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth