CLARKSVILLE, Md. – Leon Joseph Breton died Aug. 27, in Maryland.

Born April 28, 1918, in Rumford, he graduated from Stephens High School, the University of Maine and Harvard School of Business.

He was an accomplished chemical engineer, who owned his own chemical management consulting company in Columbia, Md.

He is survived by spouse, Elizabeth; four children, Ted, Tom, Donald and Beverly and their spouses; and seven grandchildren.

He was predeceased by brothers, Omer and Ambrose Breton, sons of Anne Gagnon Breton and Harmidas “Harry” Breton.