Edward Warren Read, 71, Valparaiso, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, at Powers Healthcare, Hobart.

He was born Jan. 9, 1954, in Monticello.

He is survived by three children, Aaron (Laura) Read, Tori Read and Annette (Lynn) Marshall; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; siblings, Steven (Vivian) Read, Julia (Pete) Santo, Richard (Lisa) Read and Kenneth (Rhonda) Read; and former wife and mother of his children, Kathleen Whitaker.

Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, is handling arrangements.