Obituary of Edward Hart Stiles

Edward Hart Stiles passed away Thursday, September 24, 2009 at University Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Ed was the son of the late Jared and Jean Smith Stiles and a life long resident of Cortland. He graduated from Cortland High School in 1953 and from Alfred State in 1956. Edward spent his life as a farmer and building contractor and retired from the Thomas Group Architectural and Engineering Firm. In his spare time he enjoyed golfing, motorcycle riding, NASCAR, woodworking, summers at the cottage on Skaneateles Lake and traveling with his wife Gwen, family and Dean and Kaye. He was an avid skier and a member of the Greek Peak Ski Patrol for more than 20 years. Ed is survived by his wife of 47 years, Gwendolyn Potter Stiles, son John and his wife Bethany, son Jeffrey and his wife Cindra, grandsons Ethan Hart, Michael Edward and Daniel Robert. He is also survived by a sister, Ann Stiles Taylor, a brother, Robert Stiles, several nieces, nephews and his dog and best buddy Harley. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Jared, and his grandson, Jeffrey Dean, Jr. (J.J.). Visitation will be on Saturday, September 26th from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church on Cayuga Street in Homer with a Memorial and Remembrance Service immediately following. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Homer. Arrangements are by Wright-Beard Funeral Home, Cortland, NY. with interment at the Atwater Cemetery. To offer condolences online, visit www.wright-beard.com. was a great guy to know. Always a smile and never a cross word. We enjoyed working at the Patrol Shack. Ed was always resourceful and able to impromvise when we didn't have all of the right materials. My condolences to your family. Ski Heil, Boyd Kennicutt I wish to extend to you my deepest condolences. Ed was a great joy to know through Ski Patrol at Greek Peak. He always had a smile on his face, was eager to help anyone who needed it. I hope you have many such happy memories to help you through this time. He will be missed by many. Marsha Powell So sorry to hear about Ed. He was a great guy and a fine Ski Patroller. Jim Brown Ed was a great ski buddy. We joined the patrol together and I always loved skiing with him. As others have mentioned, he was easy-going and friendly to all. To Ed's family - my thoughts are with you. I hope your happy memories of Ed's life comfort you as you pass through this difficult time. Munna Rubaii Gwen so sorry to hear of your loss, just wanted you to know we are thinking of you and your family Mark and Jo Anne Nixon Ed and I go back a long way. His work for the Patrol was unrelenting in that he designed the interior of the down stairs, added all of the new locker both up and down stairs, and built the snomobile barn in his yard in Cortland and then had the parts shipped to the Peak for assembly. This plus many other projects he did very quietly. We have the facility we have because of him. He was a great guy to be with and to work with. I recall many after ski sessions just jawing and laughing. He had a great sense of humor. Goodbye Eddie. My best to you. My condolences to the family. Tom Lipa