Edward John Smith of Concord age 90 died peacefully on June 9, 2013. Ed was born in Hartford, Connecticut and lived in Concord for 60 years. He was the beloved spouse of 67 years of Mary Ann Loughlin Smith. Father of Linda Evans of Pepperell, Mary Barbara Wittenhagen and her husband Tom of North Billerica, William Smith and his wife Nicole of Townsend, Carol Stark and her husband Michael of Sherborn and Paul Smith of Madison, WI. He was predeceased by his son Edward John Smith Jr. He was the grandfather of David Evans of Douglasville, PA and Jennifer Evans of Pepperell, Sherman Smith of Auburn, Brett and Robert Stark of Sherborn, Lisa Wittenhagen Fierman of Waltham and Amy Wittenhagen of North Billerica, and Christian Quinn of Atlanta, GA, and great grandfather of Payton Smith and Oliver Fierman. His parents Helen (Ursell) and George Smith, his stepmother Dorothy Smith and his siblings. The Rev. George Smith, Helen Sawyer, Albert Smith and Marie Grace Smith all predeceased him. He leaves behind many nieces and nephews. Extremely responsible he found great happiness in providing for his family and spending time with the love of his life, his wife Mary whether that was at his beloved house on Cape Cod or Concord or in their trips to Bermuda or Florida. He was a good man who worked tirelessly to provide for his family. For many years he owned and operated Ed Smith's TV and radio in addition to his full time day job(s). He was a past employee of the Concord Light Department, Sperry Rand, Mitre Corporation, and Minneapolis Honeywell. After his retirement he became an avid reader and enjoyed gardening, bocce ball, fishing, sailing and in earlier years square dancing, golfing and bowling. He also loved simple things like playing cards with friends; many of these friends were lifelong friends. He was a Yankees fan in a Red Sox Nation, but enjoyed watching all sports. He taught all his children that you can do anything you set your mind to do and the value of hard work. A man of many talents, he was able to repair anything. He was fiercely proud of his military service in the Navy in WWII. He served on the LST 511, the Invasion of Normandy and made over 50 trips across the channel. He participated in Operation Tiger, a pre-Normandy invasion, one of the worst Naval disasters in history and honored his oath never to speak of it for 50 years. He was a member of the Veterans Association and the LST survivors group and attended many of their gatherings. Funeral will be held Thursday June 13th from the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center, at 12 Noon followed by a funeral Mass in Holy Family Parish, Monument Square, Concord Center at 1 PM. Interment with military honors will follow in the family burial plot in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Concord. Visiting hours at the Dee Funeral Home will be held on Wednesday June 12th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Concord's town flag will fly at half-staff on Thursday June 13th in recognition of Mr. Smith's World War II service in the U.S. Navy. Donations in his memory may be made to: Veterans Association of America, Inc. P.O. Box 309 Audubon Station, New York, New York 10032-0309 or Boys Town National Headquarters, 200 Flanagan Boulevard. PO Box 1000, Boys Town, NE 68010. Cemetery: Interment will follow in the family burial plot with military honors in St. Bernard's Cemetery, Bedford Street, Concord, MA. Concord's town flag will fly at half staff in honor of Mr. Smith's service to his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Service: Funeral Mass will be on Thursday, June 13th at 1 PM in Holy Family Parish at St. Bernard's Church, Monument Square, Concord Center. Visitation: Visiting hours at the Dee Funeral Home will be held on Wednesday June 12th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.