He was born in Phippsburg, August 5, 1930, the son of Niles L. and Dora V. Wallace. He attended West Point School in Phippsburg. Mr. Wallace married Beverly L. Beal in Bowdoin Sept. 1957.
He had been a clammer and commercial fisherman. He later worked as a textile worker at Worumbo Mill and was employed at Keena Corp. in Brunswick until retiring in 1996.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace lived in Lisbon Falls until moving here in 2011.
He was a member of the Lisbon Falls Fire Dept in the early 1970’s.
A considerate and helpful man he loved fishing, hunting, being outdoors, and collecting bottles in his Little Red Wagon from Durham to Freeport.
He is survived by his wife of Brunswick; a son, Eugene C. Wallace and his wife, Josephine of Topsham; 2 grandchildren, Nicholas C. Wallace and his finance, Sarah Hills and Sabrina L. Wallace; a great grandson, Elijah N. H. Wallace and several nieces and nephews.
Friends are invited to visit an hour prior to the funeral service which will begin at 1:30 pm Thursday at Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal Street, Brunswick, with the Rev. Ronald McLaughlin officiating. Interment will be in West Bowdoin Cemetery in the spring.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Phippsburg Sporting Association, 272 Main Rd., Phippsburg. Condolences to the family may be expressed and a “Tribute” of his life viewed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.
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