INDUSTRY – Colin C. Therrien, 90, of Madrid, died Saturday, Nov. 24, at his daughter’s home in Industry, where he had been cared for since May.

He was born on Feb. 1, 1917, in Eustis, the son of Clarence J. and EdEtte Edythe (White) Therrien. He worked on the Mallory Farm as a young man before marrying Ruth Plog in December of 1938. He then worked at the shipyard in Portland before being drafted into the U.S. Army to serve during World War II. He later drove trucks for many years for several companies. Next he went to work in the woods as a crane operator, loading trucks for many years. Before retiring in 1982, he worked as a set-up man for the wood turning lathes at Brackley’s Mill in Strong.

He spent his retirement enjoying his grandchildren, gardening and fishing. He was a member of the Phillips Odd Fellows, a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 64 in Phillips, a member of the Madrid School Board and served as a selectman for the town of Madrid.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth; two daughters, Lynda Gray and her husband, Charles, of Lamoine and Peggy Hinkley and her husband, Mark, of Industry; four sons, Robert C. Therrien and his wife, Carol, of Beverly, Mass., Dennis Therrien and his wife, Barbara of Madrid, C. Scott Therrien and his partner, Scott Handville, of West Gardiner and Dexter Therrien and his wife, Susan, of Friendship; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; a sister, Marion Dodge Hardy of Phillips; a brother, Robert Dodge and his wife, Colleen, of Salem; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was predeceased by his son, David; and his brother, Galen.