GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Edward Eugene Colby, 81, of Green Township, Ohio, and Waterford, died Oct. 27, 2010.

He was born in Aberdeen, S.D., June 8, 1929, the son of Roy B. and Hazel I. Hackett Colby. He graduated from Brunswick High School and Princeton University. He served our country in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1954. He married Chloe Gertrude McIntire on March 21, 1953.

He had been employed at Proctor and Gamble for 34 years as the associate director of food technical packaging, retiring in 1988.

He is survived by his children, Edward Jr. and Jennifer (O’Mahony), Roy S. and Judy, Margaret Ann Colby and Grace Elizabeth Colby; five grandsons, Daniel, Jeffrey, Sean, Seth and Tiernan; and a brother, Lincoln Colby.

He was predeceased by his wife, Chloe in December 2009.

Online condolences may be shared with his family at www.chandlerfunerals.com.