William Fred Edge Jr.

William Fred Edge, Jr., 59, of Alfreton Road, Needham, MA, died Saturday, (August 9, 2003) at the Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, NH. He was born in Dover, DE, May 29, 1944, the son of Rev. William F. and the late Jeanette Cynthia (Evans) Edge, and had resided in Meriden, White Fish, WI, Southwick, MA, Newburyport, MA, Norwich, Holden, MA, and Old Lyme, prior to moving to Needham, MA. Mr. Edge graduated from the White Fish Bay (WI) High School in Milwaukee, class of 1962 and then went on to graduate from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI and received his Masters in Library Science from the University of Rhode Island. Mr. Edge served as Captain in the USAF during the Vietnam era. Mr. Edge was the founding Executive Director of Libraries On Line Inc. - a non-profit computer consortium serving 21 libraries in Connecticut, for 17 years. He had been a librarian in the towns of Westfield, MA, Chelmsford, MA, and New London. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Old Lyme. He was a member of the Connecticut Library Association and had been named the Librarian of the Year by this association in 2000. Mr. Edge enjoyed classical music and sang in a number of choral societies. He had built three harpsichords and was an avid sailor. Survivors include: his wife of 33 yeers, the Reverend Caroline (Brewer) Edge, Pastor of Carter Memorial UMC, Needham, of Needham; a brother, David S. Edge of Neilsville, WI; a sister, Jane Tarr of Appleton, WI; five nieces and nephews; two great nieces and nephews; a aunt, and several cousins. Services for Mr. Edge will be held Saturday, August 16, at the Congregational Church in Old Lyme at 1 p.m. Calling hours will be held at the Carter Memorial United Methodist Church, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA on Friday, August 15, 4-8 p.m. Burial will take place at the family lot in the Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme, immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in the memory of Mr. Edge to the Needham Interfaith Habitat House, PO Box 414, Needham Heights, MA, 02494 or to the Music Memorial Fund of the Congregational Church of Old Lyme CT, Lymne Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371 or to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 3 Forest St., New Canaan, CT 06840. The Fletcher Funeral Home, & Cremation Services, 33 Marlboro Street, Keene, NH is in charge of the arrangements.