Edward Sebulsky

Edward Sebulsky 1935 – 2023

It is with very heavy hearts that the family of Edward Sebulsky announce his peaceful passing after a brief, but valiantly fought illness.

Ed was born at Section 4, Township 30, Range 9, West 2 within the Rural Municipality of Insinger No. 275, Saskatchewan. He was the eldest son of three; Alvin (predeceased) and Garry, to John and Katie (Dorosh). Ed married his first love Lilian in Saskatoon in 1956. While they began their journey together in Saskatchewan, they continued west stopping in Alberta for four years and the past five decades in British Columbia.

Ed was very much a people person. Anyone who knew Ed well, knew of his passion for metal detectors, ham radios, motor homing, volunteering in the community and keeping connected to all of the special people he had met along his journey. The telephone became his closest buddy, especially after losing his dear wife Lilian. He was such a social butterfly; phoning his neighbour’s, family and friends on a weekly, if not daily, basis checking in on them to see how they were doing.

Given his love of electronics and telecommunications it was inevitable that his career would have some element of both imbedded in it. Ed proudly worked with the R.C.M.P. as a civilian member in the telecommunications department from 1957 to 1992 beginning in North Battleford then Calgary and finally at E-Division in Vancouver. He recently enjoyed the honor of being invited to share his R.C.M.P. telecommunication memories at their departmental 150th anniversary celebration. After retiring from the force, his hobbies and interests lead him to establish very close friendships with people from The Lark Group, ICOM Canada, SMI Electronics as well as numerous ham radio and metal detecting associations. His metal detecting journeys in particular nurtured countless friendships introduced to him from his relationships with White’s and Garrett metal detectors. He enjoyed decades of volunteering by giving to community causes such as the Abbotsford Airshow (20 years), BC Lifeline Emergency Radio (50 years) not to mention serving for many years as the Block Watch Captain for their neighbourhood.

Ed always enjoyed music and would sit for hours listening to Lilian play the organ or piano for him and he also loved his parades, especially the Rose Bowl Parade! For more than 20 years, prior to the pandemic, Ed found so much joy volunteering with Lilian to bring the gift of music and singing to seniors in assisted living and extended care home facilities throughout the lower mainland of BC. He was the unofficial equipment manager and head cheerleader for both Lilian and their dear friend Maggie’s Sing-A-Long’s.

It has not been lost on many of us how silenced our phones have been since Ed’s passing. It is comforting to know however that he is with Lilian now and will continue to look over all the special friends he has met along his journey as well as his son Greg, daughter Debbie (Brian) Schmaltz, daughter in law Brigitte, grandsons Rick (Nada) and Mark (Jessica), great granddaughters Roya, Mira and Brooke, his brother Garry (Jacqueline) as well as his many beloved cousins, nephews and nieces.

The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the medical team at the Langley Memorial Hospital for their professionalism and compassion, in particular Dr. Schemmer, Dr. Farag and Dr. Seundarajan.

At Ed’s request a small family celebration will occur at a future date honoring his life and his passions.

In lieu of flowers, if moved, a memorial donation in Ed’s name would be welcomed by the Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation https://lmhfoundation.com or a charity of your choosing. The family believes that one of the most generous ways to honour Ed’s memory would be to make several cheerful phone calls over the next month to check in on some of your own long lost friends and family, a simple act of kindness, the giving of your time to help brighten the day of another person.