- Milton Frank Ward, 94, widower of Cora (Bussiere) Ward of New Britain, passed away peacefully on Sat. July 15, 2017 at Autumn Lake of New Britain.
He was born on Dec. 30, 1922 in Lewiston, ME, to the late Abram and Myrtle (Randlett) Ward. Milton was employed by Fafnir Bearing and was a parishioner of Saint Maurice Church. Milton also proudly served in the U.S Army during WWII, where he was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, Jan. 4, 1945. He was also a life member of the Hardware City 8 DAV. Milton and Cora were members of the Square Dancing Teams and they enjoyed Square and Round Dancing and putting on shows for many years. He loved spending time with family and friends, and especially loved playing cards. Milton is survived and will be dearly missed by his daughter; Sheila Ward and her husband John E. Labieniec, of CT, his daughter in law, Frances Ward, his two sister in laws: Irene Lachance and her husband, Lionel of ME and Cecile Ward of Lewiston, ME. His five sweet grandchildren; granddaughter: Jennifer Skinnon and her husband Rob MacDougall, grandson: John Skinnon and his wife Gail Musumano, grandson: Howard M. Ward, Jr., granddaughter: Celina Ward, granddaughter: Colleen and husband Al Henriques, 11 precious great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, god children and special neighbors and friends. Milton was also predeceased by his so, Howard M. Ward and brothers and sisters. Special thanks are extended to the staff of Autumn Lake Healthcare for their many acts of kindness, support and taking such gentle and loving care of our beloved Dad. Visitation services will be from Fortin Funeral Home, Auburn, ME, followed by the funeral liturgy at AM in Sacred Heart Church, Auburn. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, Lewiston.
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1923 - 2017 (94 ans)
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