ALBANY TOWNSHIP – Joseph E. “Gene” Maillet, 92, of Albany Township, passed away at his home on Monday, Aug. 25.

He was born in Mavillette, Nova Scotia, on July 14, 1916, the son of Edouard and Esthere D’Eon Maillet. He graduated from high school in Connecticut. He faithfully served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He had been a captain on yachts and oyster boats before beginning a long career at Pratt-Whitney as a sergeant in their security division. He was past president and secretary of the Oxford County Senior Citizens and a member of the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish of Norway (formerly St. Catherine of Sienna).

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, the former Genevieve Zatulskis of Albany Township; a son, Gene of Wallingford, Conn.; a daughter, Joyce Obuchowski and her husband, Joseph, of Stonington, Conn.; two grandsons, Peter and his wife, Monica and Nathan; and a great-granddaughter, Natalie.