Edward Lee Connors
July 25, 1949 ~ April 20, 2008
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Edward Lee Connors, Sr., 58, of Asheville, died Sunday, April 20, 2008.
Mr. Connors was a native of Republic, PA, and was a son of Emily Ogrodny Olesh of Leicester and the late Eugene Valentine Connors, Sr. He was preceded in death by brothers Eugene and Victor Connors.
Mr. Connors served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict and retired from the VA Medical Center and the US Navy Reserves. He had lived in Asheville since 1972.
Surviving in addition to his mother are his sons, Edward Connors, Jr. and wife, Kelly, of Fairview, Harry Steven Connors and wife Michelle, of Asheville, and Bobby Connors and Teresa Brown of Asheville; one brother, William Connors of Knoxville, TN; two sisters, Sophia Mathis and husband, Michael of Graham, TX, and Lois Blanchard of Asheville; and a sister-in-law, Linda Connors of Asheville.
The funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with burial to follow at Green Hills Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Asheville High School Marine JROTC.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Ed was a masterful carpenter and a wonderful person. My deepest sympathy to his family and friends.
Lois,
With deepest sympathy. My heart goes out to you and your family.
Dearest Lois and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Though your beloved brother is with his Heavenly Father right now, those left behind are mourning. May God comfort and guide you with His love at this time, with the sure promise that you shall be reunited in the future.
To: Mickey, Lois,Sissy,and William
My LOVE, THOUGHTS, AND PRAYERS are with ALL of you as we grieve the loss of Edward. May God’s Blessings with with you during this very difficult time. Let me know if there is anything i can do.
WITH DEEPEST SMYPATHY……Dolly
Lois and Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you through your loss in your family.
herman and i were very saddened by the news of eddies death. he was an awesome guy and a loved friend to us and we shall miss him. may god’s comforting arms engulf his sons and other members of his family,and most especially his long time friend edward.
herman and lois player
To all of you, I am so sorry for your loss. He is at peace now, and I just want to hug all of you and help you through this difficult time.
Lois, you know I am there for you no matter what time, so call if you need me.
God bless you all.
Janet
May he now rest peacefully in the arms of the Lord. I know my mother
is up in heaven giving him a big hug and kiss. Love and comfort to all of you. Cousin and Neice,Lois
Mickey/Lois/Sissy/William,
I am deeply saddened by your loss and I pray that God will bring you peace in your hearts as he brings Eddie into his Kingdom in heaven.
God bless you.
With all my love,
Angie
We would like to offer our deepest sympathy to Eddie’s family and his long time friend Edward.
Lois and Family,
My thoughts and prayers have been with you during you loss. Call me if you need to talk. He was a great brother to you and I know he will be greatly missed by all of you.
Love,
Margaret
Lois, I am so sorry for you loss. I know this is such a hard time for you all. Just know he is not in pain. I love you all and I am here for you. God bless you all.
Janet
Dear Ones,
Some of my best career and personal growth years were with Ed as my boss and very good friend. I am thinking of you all at this very hard time. You can only get through this, you’ll never get over it.
Love,
Annie
My heartfelt sympathies to his mom, Billy, Lois, Sophia, and his wife and children. Seems like just yesterday we were sitting in the 4th grade class of Central Elementary School in Tower Hill # 2, Fayette County, Pa.!
God bless you all in your time of loss from the Dunlevy’s in Republic, Pa.
lois and family,
so sorry for your loss. i know our father opened his arms to embrace him as he entered the kingdom of heaven. with no pain he is sitting in his mansion of gold.
Our prayers are with you and your family in this time of grief. If anything is needed, please let us know.
I still miss ya…every day.
Another year went by…and I still miss you more than anything.