HARTVILLE – Ed Beverage, known to family and friends as “Eddie” or “Dr. Drink”, passed away suddenly while on business in Bangkok, Thailand on October 18, 2015.
He was born in Mansfield, Ohio but has lived most of his life in the Akron area. Ed graduated from Akron Garfield High in 1969 and joined the Army Reserve and National Guard from 1970 to 1975. He worked for George J. Meyer/Akron Package Machinery from 1971 to 1988. In the fall of 1988 he became a valued partner and friend of The Miller Group. He met the love of his life in 1983 and they married in 1987. They combined their two families and lived in Hartville for the past 28 years.
Eddie loved to travel with his beloved wife, Aggie. Their favorite places included Puerto Rico in the winter and Palm Desert, California in the fall. When not traveling, he enjoyed just staying home and working together on their 3½ acre property, or his many cars and tractors. He also enjoyed dining out at their favorite restaurants like “The Bistro, Flemings and Louie’s”. Ed was a family man through and through, he loved to have his children and grandchildren around. On special occasions he would get his Corvette or Model A out and they would stand in line for a ride with “Papaw”. Friends were always welcome for cocktails at the “Beverages”, he loved it when they stopped by.
Preceded in death by his father, Edgar Uriah; mother, Eva R. Butterbaugh; step-father, George Butterbaugh; father-in-law, Larry Kiehart; brother, Don Beverage; sister-in-law, Judy Huff; and nephew, Austin Butterbaugh. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Aggie of 28 years; daughters, Renee (Chris) Pavlik of Uniontown; Sherri (Rich) Smith of Akron, Julie (Chad) Quarles of Akron; son, Edgar Jr. (Taryn) of Hartville; grandchildren, Riley Pavlik, Caylie Quarles, David Glover, Lacie Quarles, Abigail Pavlik, Chloe Pavlik, Carter and Everly Beverage; mother-in-law, Agnes Kiehart of Pennsylvania; brothers, Jimmy (Dorothy) Carroll of Alabama, Dale Butterbaugh of Mansfield; nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends.
Family and friends will be received Monday, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.; and Tuesday, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, 547 Canton Road (Route 91), Akron (Ellet), Ohio 44312, where funeral service will be held Tuesday, 11 a.m. with Deacon John Amedeo officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Peace Cemetery in Hartville.
(Hopkins Lawver, AKRON, 330-733-6271)
www.hopkinslawver.com
