IN MEMORIAM: Edward Caldwell ’52

The Rev. Edward F. Caldwell, Class of 1952, died May 22, 2022 at Van Duyn Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Syracuse, New York, aged 96.

Born May 1, 1926 in Rochester, he was a 1949 graduate of the University of Rochester and 1952 graduate General. He served in the Episcopal Church from 1952 to 1991, including St. Paul’s Church in Angelica, St. Phillip’s Church in Belmont, St. Paul’s Church in Indianapolis, IN, St. James Church in Sedro-Woolley, St. Luke’s Church in Seattle and St. Hilda’s Church in Meadowdale, NY. Following his return to the East Coast, he served at Trinity Church in Gouverneur for eight years and Christ Church in Walton for 16 years.

After retiring in 1991, he served at St. Thomas Church in No. Syracuse, Zion Church in Rome, and St. Luke’s Church in Camillus. Caldwell was an Army veteran of World War II. A member of the Syracuse Chapter of the English-Speaking Union, he was a lifetime member of ARC and also a member of the Mason Lodge 559 in Walton, Rotary Club in Washington and former president of the Gouverneur Luncheon Club. He was active in ministerial associations locally as well as in Gouverneur and Walton.

Caldwell was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, the former Dorothy Walsh, in 2000; son, Edward “Jerry” G. Caldwell, in 2015; and parents, Francis and Winifred. Surviving are his children, Joyanne S. O’Donnell of Auburn, Ronald D. Caldwell of Syracuse, and Meredee A. (Joseph F. Colomb) Caldwell of Watertown; grandchildren, Brody and Cailin O’Donnell, Joshua and Emily Caldwell; and several cousins.

Services were held Friday, May 27 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5402 W. Genesee St., Camillus, NY. Caldwell was laid to rest with his beloved wife on Wednesday, June 1 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Warners.

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Published May 23, 2022 in the Syracuse Post Standard, Watertown Daily Times and Northern New York newspapers.