AUBURN – Edward W. Kennedy, 86, formerly of 10 Colby St., Auburn, passed away Tuesday, June 12, at Clover Manor.

He was born to Anna (Duperey) and Arthur P. Kennedy in Kirby, Vt., on July 22, 1920, and moved to Auburn as a young child. On April 1, 1940, he married Lena B. Sidelinger in Mechanic Falls. Together they owned and operated the Archway Cookie Distributorship in Central Maine for 26 years before retiring in 1980.

Ed was a member of Ancient Brothers Lodge 178, Ancient Scottish Rite Bodies, 32nd Degree Mason, and Pine Cone Chapter 26 O.E.S. He was active in the Advent Christian Church and later joined the Court Street Baptist Church, where he served a term on the board of trustees and ushered for many years.

He is survived by three children, Wesley E. Kennedy, and his wife, Pat, of South Berwick, David L. Kennedy, and his wife, Marge, of Webster, Mass., and one daughter, Linda E. Kennedy of Guilford, Conn.; four grandchildren, Wendy Kennedy Ralph, and her husband, Bill and their children, Catherine, Elizabeth and Margaret of Yarmouth; Jason D. Kennedy, and his fiancée, Carol Brozenske, of Westport, Conn., Jennifer Kennedy Marchi, and her husband, Chip and their children, Jay, Tyler, Tess and Tanner of Mansfield, Mass., and Justin D. Kennedy of Park City, Utah; a stepsister, Joyce Kennedy Allen of St. Johnsbury, Vt.; and a stepbrother, Paul Kennedy of Florida.

He was predeceased by his loving wife of 50 years, Lena; a stepbrother, Anthony Kennedy; a stepsister, Colleen Kennedy Degrenia; and a dear friend, Jeanne Paquin.