- Date Of Birth: July 5, 1931
- Date Of Death: June 26, 2022
- State: Ohio
Edward H. Burnside, age 90 formerly of Sycamore, Ohio died at 8:23 A.M., Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Fairhaven Community, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on July 5, 1931 in Seneca County, Ohio to Warren and Edith (Helle) Burnside. He married Ruth (Weaver) Burnside on October 24, 1954 and she died July 18, 1983.
Surviving are the following children, Debra (Jeffrey) Garber, Sycamore, Ohio, Susan (Michael) Tyrpak, Venice, Florida, Philip (Tina) Burnside, Kenton, Ohio and David (Nilda) Burnside, Portsmouth, Virginia. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Cory Welter, Eric Welter, Stephanie Burnside and Raeanna Garber plus two great-grandchildren, Kylee Welter and Adrianna Welter. Ed also has four brothers and sisters surviving, Preston Burnside, Tiffin, Ohio, Gerald (Eileen) Burnside, Tiffin, Ohio, Virginia (Robert) Sherman, Tiffin, Ohio and Sharon Burnside, Tiffin, Ohio, plus two sister-in-laws, Janice Burnside, Tiffin, Ohio and Diane Weaver, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Ed was preceded in death by a son Brian Burnside in 1961, one brother, Willis Burnside and two sisters, Annabelle and Carolyn Burnside.
Ed was a ware hustler for the former American Standard in Tiffin, Ohio retiring after thirty-four years. He was a 1949 graduate of Melmore High School where over his four years of playing basketball he scored over 1,000 points. He was a member of Sycamore United Church of Christ where he played dartball for the church and two other dartball leagues in the area. He loved to bowl and was a founding member of the Sycamore Horseshoe Club. He was a groundskeeper for the Sycamore American Legion and the Sycamore Community Ballfields. He also coached various ball teams throughout his life. He also ran the chain gang for many junior high and high school football games for Mohawk High School. He was nominated into the inaugural class in 1998 for the Mohawk Hall of Fame. He loved Mohawk Sports in general and attended almost all the games if possible. Ed’s legacy continued beyond his personal athletic career to be Mohawk’s Number 1 Sports Fan.
