TURNER – Edward A. Genthner, 73, of 510 North Perish Rd., Turner, died Saturday morning, Oct. 16, at his home with his family by his side, following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born in Waldoboro on March 11, 1931, the son of Roland A. and Annie (Pettee) Genthner, and had been a Maine resident all of his life. He loved living in Maine and was famous for saying “This is God’s Country.”

After being raised in Waldoboro, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served aboard the U.S.S. Piedmont during the Korean War.

Following his honorable discharge from the Navy, he returned home to Waldoboro. He was employed in the family fuel business and then owned and operated Eddie’s Drive-in Restaurant. Prior to his retirement in 1990, he worked as a lounge manager in Brunswick.

Mr. Genthner enjoyed motorcycling, playing cards, gardening, golfing, hunting and enjoyed spending time with his family.

He was a member of the American Legion, the VFW and a member of the East Auburn Baptist Church.

He is survived by one son, Thomas Genthner and his wife, Laura, of Wilmington, Mass.; four daughters, Vicki Lund and her husband, Roger, of New Gloucester, Valerie Ridley, of Brunswick, Shona Daley and her husband, Richard, of Dorchester, Mass., and Jacqueline Dupuis and her husband, Joseph, of Turner; two brothers, Warren and Richard Genthner, both of Waldoboro; one sister, Avis Swift and her husband, Richard, of Cumberland; 10 grandchildren, Heather and Patrick Ridley, Thomas, Trevor and Monica Lund, Derek, Joshua and Abigail Genthner, and Liam and Aidan Daley; and several nieces and nephews.

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