WILLIAM FRED EDGE JR. William Fred Edge Jr., 59 of 59 Alfreton Road, Needham, MA died Saturday, August 9 at the Cheshire Medical Center, Keene, New Hampshire. He was born in Dover, Delaware, May 29, 1944, the son of Rev. William F. and the late Jeanette Cynthia (Evans) Edge, and had resided in Meriden CT, White Fish WI, Southwick MA, Newburyport MA, Norwich CT, Holden MA, and Old Lyme CT. 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 CT. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Old Lyme, CT. He was a member of the Connecticut Library Association and had been named the Librarian of the Year by this association in 2000. He was currently a member of the State Advisory Council on Libraries, Mass Board of Library Commissioners. 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 years, the Reverend Caroline (Brewer) Edge, Pastor of Carter Memorial UMC, Needham, of Needham, one brother David S. Edge of Neilsville, WI, one sister, Jane Tarr of Appleton, WI, five nieces and nephews, two great nieces and nephews, one aunt, and several cousins. Services for Mr. Edge will be held Saturday, August 16th at the Congregational Church in Old Lyme, CT at 1:00 p.m. Calling hours will be held at the Carter Memorial United Methodist Church, 800 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA on Friday, August 15th from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.Burial will take place at the family lot in the Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme, CT immediately following the service.In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in the memory of Mr. Edge to the Needham Interfaith Habitat for Humanity House, PO Box 414, Needham Heights, MA, 02494, to the Music Memorial Fund of the Congregational Church of Old Lyme CT, Lyme 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.To be placed in: Boston Globe