WEST PARIS – Benny J. Cyr, 93, of Waterford died Tuesday, June 24, at Ledgeview Living Center.

He was born in Presque Isle, on March 9, 1915, the son of Cyril and Clarise Belanger Cyr. He attended schools in Presque Isle and had been employed at the shipyard during World War II. He was later employed at Paris Manufacturing and was a dairy farmer.

After retiring from farming, he worked at Cornwalls. He was an avid gardener and loved to hunt. He married Ada Blossam on March 16, 1935. She passed away on Aug. 9, 2001.

He is survived by a daughter, Beverly Thayer and her husband, Roger, of Waterford; a daughter-in-law, Ginny Cyr of Norway; grandchildren, Dennis Cyr and his wife, Dawn, Mark Thayer and his companion, Judy, Marsha Menario and her husband, Michael; great-grandchildren, Benjamin Moody, Cassie Cyr and Jason Thayer; a great-great-grandson, Kaiden Stack; a sister, Florence Dufour of Portland; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a son, Clifford Cyr; a grandson, Kenneth Cyr; two sisters, Ida Faulkner and Lena Ross; and three brothers, Ernest, O’Neil and Clarence.