Edwin G. Lincoln
July 8, 1915 – March 4, 2015
Edwin Glenn Lincoln, a long-time resident of Heath Village, died on March 4, 2015, at the age of 99. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Lydia Shaw Lincoln and his parents, Rollo Basil Lincoln and Emma Glenn Lincoln. His siblings, Martha L. Douds, Hazel L. Lang, Roy Basil Lincoln and Janet L. Boynton also predeceased him. Ed is survived by his three daughters, Judith Lincoln McCormick and her husband, Ted Fortuna of Toronto, Ontario, Wendy Lincoln Purdue and her husband, Fred Purdue of Suffield, CT and Linda Joyce Lincoln and her husband, David Winninger of London, Ontario. In addition, he is survived by 11 grandchildren (Laura Machan, Mark Purdue, Katherine O’Grady, Michael Purdue, Matthew Purdue, Mary Demerath, Fred Purdue Jr., Maggie Speer, Benjamin Winninger, Rebecca Winninger and Josh Winninger) and 16 great-grandchildren.
Born in Detroit, Michigan on July 8, 1915, Ed also lived in Walkersville, Ontario, Morristown, NJ and Wilkinsburg, PA. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1937 after graduating from Wilkinsburg High School. Ed met Lydia Jane Shaw at Pitt and they were married in March, 1938. Ed taught high school biology and physical education for one year. He then joined the staff of the YMCA in Pittsburgh where he was a valued and hard-working employee during the war years. After World War II ended, Ed and Lydia moved to Summit, N.J. where he was employed by the Summit “Y”. In later years, Ed worked as a salesman and sheet metal designer for two New Jersey manufacturers of customized heating, cooling and ventilation systems.
Ed was a long-time resident of Mt. Tabor and Parsippany, N.J., where he was very active in the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church, serving as a Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, Treasurer, Board Trustee and lay leader; he served on the Board of Trustees for the Mt. Tabor Band; on the Board of Trustees of the Mount Tabor Camp Meeting Association; as a Board Trustee for the Parsippany Public Library and was a dedicated lunch room volunteer at the Parsippany Child Day Care Center, a job he shared with Lydia. Ed also volunteered at St. Clair’s Hospital in Denville for many years, where he created a program to recondition and repair broken wheelchairs, which would otherwise have been discarded by the hospital.
In 1980, Ed and Lydia started spending their summers at Twin Lakes in Shohola, PA at their beloved cottage, which he and Lydia named “Chestnut Hill”. He treasured the time spend there with family and friends.
After moving to Heath Village in 1993, he joined the Trinity United Methodist Church where he could often be found sitting in one of the front pews. He donated his extensive collection of woodworking tools to Heath Village’s Woodworking Shop where he spent many hours involved in projects for Heath Village, the nearby day care center, and repairing things for his fellow residents.
Ed’s life served as a fine example to his children and grandchildren in teaching them how to live: how to live your faith, how to be generous with your time to help others and how important it is to be physically and mentally active all of your life. Ed was frequently heard to say to family and friends, “Never stop learning”. He was a true believer in life-long learning.
Ed Lincoln will certainly be missed by his family and friends, but his life will continue to be an inspiration to all who knew him.
A Celebration of Life service for Ed will be held at Heath Village in Hackettstown, N.J. on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 1:30 pm in the Auditorium. A reception, hosted by his family, will follow the service. Arrangements under the direction of the Cochran funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
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