NORTH TURNER – Henry Elmer Faunce Sr., 97, of North Turner, died May 16.

He was born in Minot, on Feb. 10, 1908, the son of Lowe and Alva (Dimmick) Faunce, and was educated in local schools.

He was a U.S. Army veteran, and served in the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine. He worked in the shipyard during the war and later drove trucks. He most recently worked at International Paper for 23 years, retiring in 1970.

He loved to tell stories, go camping, bird watch, and was a great dancer. He was a member of the Nezinscot Lodge AF and AM for 57 years.

He is survived by his wife, Ruby (Pillsbury) Faunce, of North Turner; three sons, Henry Elmer Faunce Jr., and his companion, Kathleen, of Englewood, Fla., Lester Lowe Faunce and his wife, Theresa, of Miami, Fla., and Robert Lloyd Faunce and his wife, Pat, of Vero Beach, Fla.; three stepsons, Larry Brackley of Key West, Fla., Wayne Brackley and his wife, Barbara, of New Gloucester, and Dennis Brackley of New Gloucester; three daughters, Harriette Goulet of Livermore Falls, Gertrude Therrien and her husband, Gerald, of North Turner, and Janice Faunce and her companion, Bobbi, of Cedar Hill, Texas; two stepdaughters, Susan Lowberg and her husband, Arthur, of Raymond and Vicki Moody and her husband, Stephen, of New Gloucester; 26 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Myrtle Trean Faunce, in 1974; one son, Hollis Faunce, in 1990; and one grandson, David Faunce, in 1990.

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