NORWAY – Francis L. Marcotte, 86, of Norway, died Thursday, Oct. 13, at his home.

He was born in Oxford on Oct. 17, 1918, the son of Leon T. and Ethel Woodman Marcotte. Educated in Oxford schools, he worked in several local factories until 1940 when he went to work at the shipyard in South Portland as a leadsman in the paint department.

In May 1942, he joined the U.S. Army. On July 30, 1942, he married the former Eleanor Rich of Norway. While in the Army, he served in the Eighth, 20th and 16th armored divisions in the U.S. and Europe. He was a master sergeant in the 18th Armored Infantry Battalion, 16th Armored Division, which was the first to spearhead into Czechoslovakia.

After his discharge in 1945, he went to work for Central Maine Power Co., as a lineman first class, retiring in 1978.

He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. He was a more than 50-year member of the Anderson Staples American Legion Post in Oxford, a life member of the Floyd Harlow V.F.W. in South Paris, a 50-year member of the Oxford Lodge 18 AF & AM, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Kora Temple Shrine.

He is survived by a son, Thomas J. Marcotte and his wife, Joan; a grandson, Thomas A. Marcotte and his wife, Stephanie, and their children Benjamin and Quintessa; a granddaughter, Tracy Ludwig and her husband, Steve, and their children, Devin and Cailyn; a brother, Lewis Marcotte; and several nieces and nephews.

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