RUMFORD – Harold W. Blanchard, 75, of Rumford died Friday, Jan. 13, at Rumford Hospital.

He was born in Leominster, Mass., on May 8, 1930, the son of Ernest and Elizabeth (Bean) Blanchard.

He worked for many years as a groundskeeper at the Oak Grove Housing Complex in Brunswick.

He is survived by his sister, Jean Peck; and a niece, Pam Blanchard.