Edward H. "Duffer" Alexander

September 3, 1926 - March 25, 2017

AUBURN- Edward H. “Duffer” Alexander, 90, of Lisbon died on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Hospice House of Androscoggin following a short illness. He was born in Lisbon Falls, Maine on September 3, 1926 the son of the late John Joseph and Martha (Lange) Alexander. On September 27, 1947, he married the love of his life, Lina V. Vasel of Lisbon. He grew up working in the saw mills and the construction business. Duffer was a veteran of the United States Navy of WWII and Korea, serving aboard ship, USS Heywood (APA-6) and USS Block Island (CVE-106) from 1944 to 1951. He is a member of the American Legion Post 158, Lisbon and The Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1603 in Auburn. He was also a Plank Owner for the U.S. Navy Memorial. As well, as being a member of the Maine Mayflower Society. He was also a lifetime member of the International Union of Operating Engineers. For many years he worked heavy construction (grader operator) building roads throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Then he worked at the Brunswick Naval Air Station in Public Works maintaining the runways up to his retirement in 1991. Him and his wife traveled and vacationed, enjoying their time together. Most of all they enjoyed eating out and doing yard work together. Duffer is survived by his daughters Dawn King, Bonnie Hunter and her husband Peter, Lynn Stein and her husband Donald all of Lisbon; grandchildren David E. King, Tracy Boulet and her husband Brian and Tammy Champagne and her husband Guy all of Lisbon; great grandchildren Emily and Natalie Champagne of Lisbon and Kaitlyn King and her husband Michael of Augusta; several nieces and nephews; a brother-in-law Clyde and Libby Vasel of Lisbon; and a sister-in-law Arline Achey of Jackman. He was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Lina who passed on their 68th wedding anniversary on September 27, 2015; a sister Avis Alexander Demchak and brother-in-law John Sr.; and a brother Paul Alexander and sister-in-law Norma (Bradford). Online condolences and sharing of memories may be expressed at www.lynchbrothers.com . Alexander- Died in Auburn on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Mr. Edward H. “Duffer” age 90 a resident of Lisbon. A Memorial Service honoring Edward’s life will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home. Committal services along with military honors will follow at 1:00 PM at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Mt. Vernon Rd., in Augusta. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Edward’s memory to the Hospice House of Androscoggin 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, Maine 04210 or to the Maine Cancer Foundation 170 Route 1 Suite 250 Falmouth, Maine 04105. A memorial gathering will be held on Friday from 9:00 AM till the time of the service at the Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home 305 Alfred A. Plourde Parkway, Lewiston 784-4023.