KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Ed Groves of Kelseyville passed away at home on July 10, 2016,after a brief illness. He was 91.

He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Janice, and a number of nieces and nephews.

Groves was an avid fisherman and hunter and he and Janice traveled throughout the West seeking trophy trout and wild game.

He owned several businesses in Ukiah before settling in Soda Bay on Clear Lake in 1995 on property that his family purchased in 1939.

Groves was a Navy fighter pilot during World War II and the Korean War.

He was a member of Lakeport Yacht Club and served two terms as the commodore. In addition, he served a number of years on the Lake County Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee. He also was a member of the research team that explored the caves on Mount Konocti in 1992 and 1993.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.