RANGELEY — Robert Wayne “Bob” Allen, 62, of Rangeley Plantation, died unexpectedly of natural causes in the early evening hours of Monday, Dec. 27, while on his plowing route.

He was born June 8, 1948, in St. Stephens, NB., Canada, the son of Fred E. and Constance (Crosby) Allen. He was a 1966 graduate of Mexico High School and in November 1968 was drafted in the Army during the Vietnam War.

On Oct. 20, 1973, he married Jill Braley in Mexico. They moved to the Rangeley area in July 1987, where they owned and operated the Gingerbread House for 10 years. He currently was self-employed and owned his own business, Allen’s Caretaking Service.

Bob enjoyed both working and playing in the great outdoors and was an avid hunter, fisherman and snowmobiler.

He was a past commander of the VFW: Rumford Post, and was a member of the American Legion Post 120, Rangeley. He was president of the East Richardson Rod and Gun Club; a member of the Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club and a director of the Rangeley Region Guides and Sportsman Club, having cooked for the Annual Steak and Salmon Dinner for many years.

He is survived by his wife, Jill, of Rangeley Plantation; a son, Greg L. Allen and his wife, Christine Garceau Allen, of Billerica, Mass.; a grandson, Jack Allen, also of Billerica, Mass.; his parents, Fred and Constance Allen of Dennysville; two sisters, Cathy Wright and her husband, Dick, of Wayland, Mass., and Pam Allen and her companion, Jim Randall, of Calais; a brother, Fred Allen and his wife, Barb, of Mexico; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Tributes and condolences may be shared with Bob’s family at www.wilesrc.com.