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Edward Alves Obituary

ALVES, EDWARD, 83 of Greylock Road, Bristol died Thursday at home. Husband of the late Joyce (Rohrman) Alves.

He was a Mechanical Engineer for the Sandvik Corporation and a WWII Army veteran.

He was the father of Paul Alves, AZ, Karen O'Rourke of Hope, RI and Cynthia Lembeck of Lebanon, NJ.

Arrangements are with Smith Funeral & Memorial Services, 8 Schoolhouse Rd., Warren where family will receive friends Monday 4-7pm. Funeral service at the funeral home Tuesday at 10am. Burial with full military honors will be in South Burial Ground, Warren.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Providence Journal on Aug. 17, 2008.

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Jesse R. Bradley IV

August 17, 2008

I express condolences to the Alves family. He was a great guy from what I got to know of him through going to Thanksgiving dinners at his daughter's Karen. He is now in a place where he will be taken very good care of. I wish the family the best.

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