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Source: Athol Daily News

Edwin J. “Ed” Sterling ATHOL, MA – Edwin J. “Ed” Sterling, 91, of Farnsworth Avenue, passed at home with his family at his side on Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2026.Born in Keene, NH on November 3, 1934, he was the son of Harland Edwin Sterling and Grace Pearl (Castor) Sterling.Edwin was married to Ruth Ann (Hamlett) Sterling, celebrating over 50 years, 20 years in New Hampshire and 30 years in Athol, MA. Ed his survived by his wife, Ruth Ann Sterling, and several nieces and nephews.Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his siblings, Beverly, Charles, Ann, William (Bill),Ed worked in his father’s plumbing and heating business, Sterling Plumbing & Heating, and later other local plumbing companies, then Kingsbury Machine (Keene, NH) where he retired after 15 years. Ed and Ruth Ann moved to Athol after both of them retired. Ed enjoyed going on daily trips and going out for lunch.Ed loved marching in parades and playing concerts.
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