Wilfred Henry Baxter

Brunswick – Wilfred Baxter, aged 99, passed away on January 13, 2026, at his home in Brunswick, Maine. Wilfred was born in Manchester, Connecticut on October 23, 1926, the son of Frederick E. and Anna E. (Noack) Baxter. He graduated 8 th grade, and then let education give way to working on a tobacco farm. Wilfred joined the U.S. Army on December 29, 1944 to serve in World War II, and was deployed in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign, 600 th Engineering Squadron, 7 th Air Service Group. He was honorably discharged as Corporal on November 19, 1946.
Shortly after the war, Wilfred married his first wife, Wilma Russell. During this time, he worked as a trucker for a couple years, and then at the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company in Connecticut for about 10 years. Wilfred and Wilma divorced in 1962.
Wilfred married Marie (Cecile) Bergeron in 1963. They moved from Connecticut to Pemaquid Beach, Maine, in 1966, where they owned and ran The Village Market General Store for 2 years. They then moved to Woolwich, Maine, and started a home building company, Baxter and Dube Homebuilders. Wilfred enjoyed his retirement by moving with Cecile to Florida in 1978, residing in Holiday and the Daytona area. They enjoyed many travels. More recently, they returned to live in New Hampshire and
eventually back to Brunswick, Maine, to be near Cecile's family.
He is survived by his son, Carl W. Baxter and his wife Cynthia of Bow, New Hampshire; three
grandchildren, Matthew Baxter and his wife Eva of Sag Harbor, New York, Christopher Baxter and his
wife Nicole of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and Caralyn Quammen and her husband David of Park
City, Utah; and six great-grandchildren. Wilfred was predeceased by his beloved wife of 60 years, Cecile;
his parents; brothers, Frederick (Freddie), Henry, and Alfred (Al); and sisters, Clara, Alice, and Marion.
A Military Funeral Honors Service will be held in the spring at the St. John The Baptist Cemetery in
Brunswick, Maine.
To share your thoughts and condolences with the family, please visit www.desmondfuneralhomes.com.