Edward "Ed" Caldwell

June 21, 1930 ~ April 2, 2015
Edward Eugene "Ed" Caldwell of Princeton passed peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at the Liberty Village facility. He was born on June 21, 1930, in Champion Heights, Ohio, the son of Herbert M. and Mildred (Oswald) Caldwell. On Feb. 14, 1953, he married Valjean "Jean" L. Clark in Newton Falls, Ohio, where they lived several years before moving to San Jose, Calif. In 1967, they moved to Franklin, Mass., before moving to Princeton in 1974. Ed is survived by his wife, Jean; their daughter, Sherry (Bossa), who still resides in Franklin, Mass.; and three sons, Mark, the eldest, lives in Kasbeer with his wife, Marcia, David, two years younger, has a home outside of Princeton, where he lives with his wife, Elaine (Lonnie), and Tom, the youngest, resides in Effingham with his wife, Nancy. Ed loved to share his passions of traveling, studying history and storytelling with all available audiences, including his eight grandchildren, Jaime Eidswick of Milford, Mass., Erik (Ali) Helmuth of Holden, Mass., Cindy (Bill) Spitler of Tulsa, Okla., Seth (Johnna) Bickett of Bella Vista, Ariz., Jennifer Caldwell of Springfield, Caleb Caldwell of Normal, and Madeline and Felicia Totten of Effingham. All of them share a humorous, enthusiastic outlook on new adventures due to Ed''s influence, which will certainly be passed on to his nine great-grandchildren. Although Ed was preceded in death by his brothers, William "Bill" and Herbert "Buddy," his sister, Helen, and her husband, Bill, still reside in Warren, Ohio, while Viola, his brother Buddy''s wife, maintains a home in Fort Worth, Texas. After graduating from Newton Falls (Ohio) High School in 1948, Ed attended Youngstown State University before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He attained the rank of corporal in the Armor Division of the USAR Ready Reserve during the Korean Conflict. His patriotism and pride in duty also led his son, Tom, to serve in the armed forces. After leaving the Army, Ed worked as a welding engineer for the Taylor-Winfield Corporation out of Warren, Ohio, from which he retired in 1997. Locally, he consulted the steel mill in Hennepin. His professional duties led him from Ohio to California to Massachusetts, to Illinois — an odyssey that inspired all who knew him to think big, explore and always consider new possibilities. He was a member of Princeton American Legion Post 125 and made large contributions of time and resources to the Princeton Genealogical Society. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorial offerings be made to Princeton American Legion Post 125.
He was a great man who meant so much to me. I’m so very sorry for your loss
Jean,
Sorry to hear about Ed. We had some great times with his Cherry Mine research and my Oakland Cemetery research.
He also taught me more about the computer than all the classes I took and we had fun while he was doing it.. I will miss the fun times we had together.
Gary Browning
We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. Dave and Margaret Money
Ours thoughts and prayers are with you
I m so sorry for the loss to the Caldwell family Ed was a very good man and during the time we were around each other he tot me a lot he will be dearly missed
Dave
Tom & Family,
My sincere condolences to the Caldwell family. May you find comfort reflecting on all the good memories of your dad. My thoughts are with you.
Jean & Family,
We were all very saddened to hear of granddads passing. We have wonderful memories and we are so thankful to have had him as such a big part of our lives. He was loved dearly and we will miss him. All of our love and sympathy, Jean.
Mr. Caldwell was a very nice man and my parents really liked both of you. My deepest symphathies.
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Deepest sympathy.
So sorry to hear of Ed’s passing!! My thoughts an prayers are with family an friends. Take care all!!
My deepest sympathies to your family. I enjoyed him so much while working at liberty village.
I am truly sorry for the loss of your loved one. While I can’t erase your pain, I want you to know that God Almighty, whose name is Jehovah (Psalms 83:18) promises that soon you can see Ed, right here on earth! This wonderful hope is found at John 5:28,29, Acts 24:15, and Psalms 37:9 and 37:29. I hope this brings you a small measure of comfort. If you want to know more, go online to JW.org. To request a free home bible study, fill out a request form with your contact information and one of Jehovah’s witnesses will gladly contact you. Once again, sorry for your loss.