LEWISTON – George Franklin Ambrose, 83, a resident of Harlow Hill Road, Turner, died suddenly Sunday, Sept. 11, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

He was born in Old Town on Aug. 31, 1922, the son of Richard F. and Olive (Ellis) Ambrose. He was educated in Orono and graduated from Orono High School in the Class of 1940.

He worked at the International Paper Co. in Orono and the shipyard at South Portland, prior to entering the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served as G.M.2/c in the Battle of the Atlantic. He then volunteered for hazardous duty as a member of a naval group of guerrillas, intelligence agents and weather observers behind the Japanese lines in Asia; this group was known as the Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO). He served with this group until the end of the war. He also served in North Africa and the European Theater.

After the war, he worked as a fireman on the Maine Central Railroad. In June 1947, he married the former Phyllis Smith of Monmouth and they moved to Livermore Falls, where he was once again employed by International Paper Co. In 1950, he and Mrs. Ambrose bought a rundown farm on Mud Street in North Turner. He continued to work for International Paper Co. until 1953, while he was self-employed on his dairy/beef farm, retiring in 1986.

He enjoyed all aspects of nature, wildlife, flowers and birds. He was very fond of the Kokadjo area of Moosehead Lake. He was a member of the John A. Long Post 58 of the American Legion of Buckfield.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Smith Ambrose; two brothers, Edwin Ambrose of Orono and Carl Ambrose of Veazie; and several nieces and nephews.