February 24, 2021
Veteran
Edward J. Holland
Private Service
Edward J. Holland, a lifelong resident of Dorchester, died February 24, 2021 at the age of 87.
Ed proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He worked as a Boston Police Officer for many years and was past president of the Boston Police Retirement Association. Earlier in life, Ed also worked as a union carpenter. He loved being near the ocean.
He was the loving brother of Barbara Sullivan of Pembroke; Joseph Holland, BFD and and his wife Debra of Weymouth; Thomas Holland and and his wife Barbara of FL; Nancy Fossa of Dorchester; Michael Holland and and his wife Sheila of Brockton; Kathleen Brodney and and her husband David of Stoughton; the late Marilyn Beaman and the late James Holland. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
A private Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Francis Xavier Church in South Weymouth followed by a private burial in MA National Cemetery in Bourne with Navy honors. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Ed may be made to the Boston Police Relief Assoc., 1249 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park, MA 02136.
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