Joseph Edward Zary

Joseph Edward Martin (Ed) Zary passed away on November 21, 2022, his seventy-fifth birthday.

Ed, his parents Joe and Monty and brother Keith lived in Saskatoon and he attended Haultain and Aden Bowman, graduating in 1965. Ed attended SIAST and graduated in 1968 with a Diploma in Renewable Resources Technology. He worked for the Department of Natural Resources for the next 7 years. While in Nipawin in 1968, he met Beverley and they were married in 1973.

Ed joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1975 and he and Bev lived in Moose Jaw and Kerrobert prior to having their children Michael in 1980 and Jennifer in 1982. The family was stationed in Yorkton, Creighton, and Warman prior to his retirement in 2001. In 2005, Bev had the opportunity to transfer to Nipawin and Ed was glad to move to where he considered home and to be surrounded by family that meant so much to him. In 2020, they moved to Victoria, and it was there that he was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

Ed enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing, hunting, and gardening. Having friends and family over for drinks, meals, cards and games were his favourite times. He had a loud, distinctive laugh that came without hesitation. He valued orderliness and punctuality and was always waiting at the door well in advance of departure time. He was a dependable husband and father, steady and resolute in character.

He was predeceased by his parents, father-in-law Henry Boxall and brother-in-law Keith Boxall. He is survived by Bev, Michael (Tara Hurst and Albert) and Jennifer (Corey Shoemaker and children, Michael, Thomas, and Madelyn), brother Keith, mother-in-law Anne Boxall, sisters-in-law and their families, Gloria Dyok, Tammy Boxall, Lesley Nowlin (Dave) and Valerie Boxall (Bruce Thomson).

At Ed’s request there will not be a funeral service.

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