Edward "Ed" Alan Levine, 67 of Orrs Island, ME, formerly of New Rochelle NY, and Sharon, MA, passed away surrounded by family, on February 14, 2026. Ed leaves his beloved wife Barbara Nodiff, and his Australian Cattle dog Bogie. He is the son of Lillian Levine, and the late Howard of Sharon, MA. His brother, Gary Levine, sister, Amy Schlegel and her husband Michael. Dear uncle of Sara Rockett and her husband Zack, Samantha Sikula and her husband Joe, Haley Drinkwater and her husband David, Camaron Schlegel, and Adrianna Brethauer and her husband Abel. Ed was the great-uncle of Ally and Ezra Rockett. Ed also leaves a sister and Brother-in-law, Shari and Rick Weinstein, and their children Alana & Naomi.
Ed graduated Sharon High School, and UMASS Amherst with a degree in Journalism. He worked many years as a newspaper reporter. He had contributed to local media, including The Harpswell Anchor, covering community events and town issues. He was a volunteer fireman for the Orr's & Bailey Islands Fire Department and served as the Public Information Officer.
Some of Ed’s hobbies included traveling, and gardening, often cultivating his own “favorite plant”. Ed loved to travel, and visited about a dozen countries in Europe. He proposed to his beloved Barb in Austria and went to Amsterdam several times. Some of his adventures included traveling in the US, including a cruise to Alaska, and visited Las Vegas where he saw “The Dead & Co.” in the Sphere. It should be noted that his Las Vegas adventures included marrying Barb in a helicopter while flying over the Vegas Strip.
Ed was known to be a ham radio operator and collector, and always loved hosting his friends and relatives at his house in Maine during Thanksgiving and New Years.
Ed was a devoted friend and stayed in close contact with a large group of his college buddies for over 45 years. He was part of a 10–12-person weekly zoom session that began during the pandemic and that he continued to dial into even from his hospital bed. He was extraordinarily generous and regularly opened his home (and extensive vodka collection) for multi-day gatherings with his circle of friends. He also had an investment club with friends, and they celebrated by taking a trip to Scotland to tour numerous distillers.
May his memory be a blessing.
Family will be sitting Shiva at the Levine Home in Sharon, MA, Wednesday, February 18, 2026 from 2:00 – 8:00 pm and Thursday, 12:00 – 8:00 pm. The family encourages wearing any Boston Team clothing you have! In lieu of flowers, donations in Ed’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society.
