Edward Courier, III Obituary

Edward Everett Courier, III born on May 31, 1931 went home to be with the Lord and join the throng of those who have gone before him on October 27, 2024. Not one minute late or one minute early but at his appointed time. Dad said all his life, “When your number is up, your numbers up!”  Dad was 93 and looking forward to 100. He didn’t look 93 and every one told him so. He was the husband of the late Helene Edwina (Bolivar) Courier for over 66 years. The father of Ruth Courier Ross of Wakefield, MA; Edward H. Courier of East Boston; Lori Smith of Berwick, ME; and Cindy Courier of Tewksbury, MA. Son of the late Edward Everett Courier, II and Elizabeth Marshall Courier. He was the older brother to the late, Eleanor Chenervert of Acton, MA. His grandchildren called him “Bimpa”:  Nathaniel Ross of Wakefield and Angelin Cocorochio of Saugus, MA; Elizabeth Miller of Nashville, TN, Meghan Banks of Lynn, MA, Teddy Courier of East Falmouth, MA; the late Walter Smith of Berwick, ME, and Emma Smith of Middleton, NH. Followed by his greatgrandchildren: Autumn and Abigail Ricker and Gregory Leonard of Middleton, NH and Noah Cocorochio of Saugus, MA.

Ed went to Boston Trade School and enjoyed summers on the farm in NH learning how to work hard and to know what hard work was. He enjoyed those years and learned lifelong lessons. He met his wife while on a double date in East Boston, later in the evening, the girls traded and it was ok with the guys too. Helene and Ed were soon married and Ed some time later enlisted in the US Army. He was stationed at Ft. Lewis southwest of Tacoma, WA where his eldest daughter was later born. Two years later they traveled back across country and arrived in East Boston on Christmas Eve

Ed was an avid church goer and was very involved in the Grace Federated church in East Boston, serving as a deacon and becoming the church sexton. He prepared countless Easter morning breakfasts and made the best scrambled eggs. He took his children to church every Sunday and to Sunday school and then on the way home, stopped to get donuts but not before driving over the big bump in the road to make us squeal. Dad was fun and yet barked a bit; he could be impatient and you knew to get out of his way or his chair. Yet, when we watched him in action, he would be helping someone out. He would plow the whole neighborhood with his snow blower, one of the few on the street. Kindness was typically in action. It was caught, not taught.

Ed worked for Gillette in South Boston for many years before retiring to Berwick, ME with his wife Helene. He also had his own machine business with his friend and co-worker the late Danny Boyle. Ed’s retirement home was built by their son, Edward, a gifted carpenter. This house was tucked into the woods of ME and he loved to just sit and be, smoke his pipe and watch his TV. He volunteered delivering food from MB to the local church for the food pantry each week.  He enjoyed his retirement continuing to go camping through the later years as he did when his children were younger. He worked two jobs, one at night as an electrician working with the Chappy, Corp. He did it so his kids could spend the summers at Riverbrook, in Lebanon, ME. A place where two of his children met their spouses. Jaynie’s a treasure Eddie (his son) found at Riverbrook. She’s one of the bunch. Ed and Helene took a trip across country with their motor home and had many stories, pictures and videos to share when they returned.

As the season of Ed’s life was slowing down with one health issue after another; finally losing both his legs to diabetes over the past few years; but through it all, he gained an amazing outlook on everything. He saw everything from a new perspective. He absorbed it all and soaked it in. He expressed love often and gratitude He listened to the stories you had to share. He was so pleasant and funny. He held on to his independence as best he could.  Never complaining about his limitations or anything or anyone. He came to a place of acceptance.  We learned a lot from him as he went on. He was choosing life at every turn until he took his last breath peacefully at home where he wanted to be.

He’s truly home now. Perfectly perfect the way His Creator created him to be. One day we will see him again.

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