Ed is survived by his loving wife Frances for 51 years; his children Derek (Beth), Matthew (Colleen), and Rachel; his grandchildren Amelia, Vivianna, Owen, Alysse, Evelyn, Evan, and Araylia; his sisters Virginia McKay, Patricia Morris, and Susan Stewart; and his 20 year old cat Kobe. Ed was predeceased by parents Edwin and Florence Avey; his sister Roberta Callahan; and his cat Beany.
Ed was born the son of Edwin Jefferson and Florence Mary (Levitt) Avey in Highland Park, Michigan on October 21, 1943. He was an Eagle Scout for Troop 269 before graduating from Frank Cody High School in Detroit in 1961. Ed enlisted in the US Navy in 1962 and upon his honorable discharge married Frances Glover at St. Martha’s Episcopal Church in Detroit on September 17, 1966.
Ed retired in 1999 after a 30 year career as a Special Services Technician for Michigan Bell and AmeriTech. He was a member of the American Legion in Rochester. He coached travel hockey in the Rochester, Sterling Heights, and Bloomfield Hills areas for 20 years. He was also an avid participant in the Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps.
Ed’s family will receive all for a memorial gathering on Sunday March 25th from 2 p.m. until the time of service at 5 p.m. at Pixley Funeral Home located at 322 W. University Drive in downtown Rochester.
Ed will be inurned at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org or the Wounded Warriors at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
