1922 – 2014

SOUTH PARIS — William N. Weston, 91, of Rumford Center, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 15, at the Maine Veterans’ Home.

William was born on the family homestead in Madison on April 26, 1922, the fourth son of Wallace A. and Nettie (Williams) Weston. He was a graduate of Madison High School and the University of Maine, Class of 1949, as an agricultural engineer. He married Virginia F. Smith on March 25, 1942, at Madison Congregational Church.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1945 on the USS Rescue in the South Pacific. After graduation, William started his construction career with the state of New York Extension Service, erecting farm buildings, and later worked for W.H. Hinman in Westbrook. In 1962, William started with the Oxford Paper Co. in Rumford as a professional engineer and licensed land surveyor.

William was active in civic organizations, including the Windham School Board and PTA, Rumford Historical Society, Rumford Parks and Recreation Board, 4-H leader, SWOAM, Maine Tree Farmer, Bethel Historical Society and the Rumford Center Village Improvement Society. He was named Rumford Citizen of the Year in 2005 and Maine Tree Farmer of the Year 1994.

He is survived by children: a daughter, Eileen A. (Weston) Cyr and husband, Bertrand, of Hermon; son, Dennis Weston and his wife, Louise (Cayer), of Maceo, Ky.; and son, Nathan Weston and wife, Kathy (Kus), of Granby, Conn. Other survivors include grandchildren, Stefanie (Cyr) Wainwright and husband, Robb, Andrew Cyr, Jennifer (Weston) Casebolt and husband, Colin, Kyle Weston and wife, Leslie (Green), Dennis Weston, Joshua Weston and Alexander Weston of Maine; great-grandson, Cater Casebolt; and a cousin, Barbara (Crowell) Henning.

He was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Virginia, in 1997; and brothers, Wallace in 1996, Robert in 2003 and Donald in 2009.

You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories with the Weston family by visiting their guest book at www.SGThibaultFuneralHome.com.