Edward A. Passus, Sr., of Concord, the beloved husband for 54 years of Catherine (Donato) Passus, died on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Emerson Hospital, following a brief illness. He was 80. Born in San Mateo, California on February 1, 1940, he was the son of the late Tony and Emily (Fiske) Passus. While growing up in Mountain View, California, he attended Mountain View High School. After graduating, Ed dedicated himself to our country by enlisting in the United States Navy, where he served aboard the USS Lexington CV-16 during the Vietnam War era. He was honorably discharged in 1966, and subsequently settled in Concord, Massachusetts, where he and Catherine raised their family. For 32 years, prior to retirement, Ed was employed in the shipping and receiving department of GenRad in Concord. He was a member of the Maynard VFW Post, where he proudly served in the Honor Guard. Ed was also a parishioner of Holy Family Parish, formerly St. Bernard's Church, in Concord. In addition to his wife, Ed will be forever missed by his three children, Jennifer Scheufele and her husband Brian of Shirley, Susan Passus and her husband Matt Harkins of Concord, Edward Passus, Jr. and his wife Lori of Concord, as well as his grandchildren, Alexander and Lydia Scheufele, Owen, Max, Gabriella and Vivienne Harkins, and Natalie and Abigail Passus. Due to COVID restrictions, a private funeral Mass was celebrated in Holy Family Parish on Friday, January 29th. Burial with U.S. Navy military honors followed at St. Bernard's Cemetery in Concord. Concord's Town Flag will fly at half-staff on Friday, January 29th in honor of Ed's Naval service to our country. Contributions in his memory may be made payable to "Rivercrest – New England Deaconess Association", Attn: Development Director, 80 Deaconess Road, Concord, MA 01742. Arrangements are under the care of Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.