NORTH WEBSTER – Edward E. “Ed” Alvey, 70, of Leesburg, passed away at 3:34 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne.
He was born on May 6, 1948, in Muncie, to Emerson and Alberta L. “Lucille” Buis Alvey. He lived most of his life in the Muncie/North Webster area and graduated in 1966 from North Webster High School.
He was married on Aug. 31, 1986, in North Webster, to Mary Beth Roeger Locke, who survives.
He retired in 2015 as a machine operator at R.R. Donnelly in Warsaw after 47 years.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge & Order of Eastern Star 88, both in Warsaw, and he was affiliated with the North Webster Church of God.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Beth Alvey of Leesburg; two sons, Darren Alvey of Michigan and Jason (Staci) Locke of Leesburg; a daughter, Sarah (Quinn) Wegener of Syracuse; two grandchildren, Cayden and Aundreya Wegener; two sisters, Carla Alvey of Fort Wayne and Kinsey (Dan) Vandiver of Syracuse; three half brothers: Orin “Butch” Franklin of Indiana, Keith Alvey of Texas and Emerson Alvey Jr. of Kentucky; and a half sister, Judy Mahone of Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Sean Alvey; and granddaughter, Audrey Wegener.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb, 24, with an Order of Eastern Star service at 2:30 p.m., at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Memorial services will follow at 3 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home, with Jason Locke officiating.
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Memorials to the Service Dog Project, Indiana Grand Chapter OES, 523 Archway Drive, Franklin IN 46131.
