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Edward John Beadle
went home to the Lord
on October 28, 2017.
May he rest in eternal peace.


Dr. Beadle of Wallingford died in Bel Air, Maryland
of natural causes.
He was born in 1932 to John and Katherine
(nee Gallagher) Beadle in Radnor, PA.
He grew up with his brother, Tod Beadle (deceased).
After graduating from Radnor High School,
he received a scholarship to attend
Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
He served in the US Army and obtained the GI Bill
and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania
Dental School.

In 1961, he partnered with Dr. Richard Craighead
to form Media Dental Associates.
He practiced there until his retirement in 1999.
He advocated for the public and succeeded
in his campaign to bring fluoride
to the Media Water Company in 1965,
a first in Pennsylvania.

He was a member of the Media Rotary Club since 1986
and served as its high school foreign exchange
program director. He and his family hosted
numerous foreign exchange students.

Dr. Beadle coached baseball and basketball
in the Nether Providence Athletic Association.
He also was an amateur ham radio operator.

He was a member of St. John Chrysostom Church
for over fifty years.

Many patients will remember Dr. Beadle as their dentist,
but they will also remember him as a friend.
He enjoyed life and will be missed by family and friends.
He was a man devoted to his faith, his family,
his community and his country.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years,
Mary Jane (nee Zigrand);
His children, Robert, Karen Barnaba (Thomas),
James (Kim), and Edward, Jr. who passed away
at age 19 in 1979.
While he loved his children, he may have
loved his six grandchildren even more.

Edward's Funeral Mass will be held
on Saturday, November 4th at 11:30 am
at
St. John Chrysostom Church
617 S. Providence Road
Wallingford, PA.

Friends and family are invited to call from
10:00 - 11:15 am in church.
Burial will follow at SS Peter & Paul Cemetery