Edwin Milton Gilbert passed away at home in Redford, Michigan on August 25, 2019 at 93 years of age.

Born in Chicago, his family moved to Dollar Bay, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula where he attended Dollar Bay high School. At the age of 19 he enlisted with the U.S. Navy and served with the Seabees in the South Pacific during WWll. After the war, he was employed with the Horner Flooring Company in Dollar Bay. In 1947 he married his beloved wife of 62 years, Helen, after which they moved to Detroit where he was employed with the Burroughs Corporation until he retired.

He was predeceased by his wife in 2009 and is survived by his son Brian, two grandsons, James and Brandon, a brother in-law, sister in-law, and several nieces and nephews. He enjoyed golf, casinos and occasional trips to Arizona and Florida and was an active member of the Finnish Center Association.

He will be interred in Glen Eden Cemetery in Livonia, Michigan in a private Ceremony.

Memorials may be sent to the Finnish Center Association, 35200 Eight Mile Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335.