Donald E. McGuffie, 83, died Monday, January 10, 2005 at a Blue Hill hospital. He was born August 6, 1921 in Stonington the son of Robert M. and Florence E. (Knowlton) McGuffie. Donald was educated in Stonington schools and attended welding school at Bath Iron Works, where he worked for about four years.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army Corps of Engineers, where he was a Structural Steel worker and an Expert Rifleman.
After the war, he returned to Stonington and worked as a Master Welder at the Stonington shipyard, and was also a lobsterman, a lifelong passion he actively pursued until this past fall. Donald’s interests were hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was a member of Rodney Stinson Post #102, American Legion, in Stonington.
Donald is survived by his wife of 58 years, Norma A. (Eaton) McGuffie of Stonington; two daughters, Donna Jackson and her husband Milford of Ellsworth, and Jean Read and her husband William, Jr. of Bangor; three granddaughters, Ana Gutierrez of Stonington, Jennifer Johnson and her husband Greg of Goldsboro, North Carolina, and Mollie Randall and her husband Todd of Cherryfield; a special grandson, Richard Donald Goodwin of Stonington; three great grandchildren, Samantha Eaton, Allison Hudson, and Brianna Smith; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was predeceased by a sister, Evangeline P. Knowlton, and her husband, Percival.
Friends are invited to visit with the family 2-4 P.M. Wednesday at the Bragdon-Kelley-Campbell Funeral Home, Main St., Stonington where funeral services will be held 1 P.M. Thursday with Elder A. Dowe Eaton officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Rest Cemetery, Burnt Cove.
Gifts in memory of Donald may be sent to CancerCare of Maine, C/O Eastern Maine Charities, P.O. Box 404, Bangor, ME 04402.
A memorial register and directions is available online at Legacy.com.
