Alton Lindbergh Genthner, 80, of Waldoboro, died Nov. 22 at the East Side Rehab and Living Center in Bangor after a long period of failing health.
Alton was born Feb. 10, 1928 in Waldoboro, the son of Stacy and Thelma Genthner, and attended Waldoboro schools.
Leaving school early to work to help his family during the war, he worked for his brother Maynard’s newspaper, The Waldoboro Press, where he began his long career as a print man for several newspapers, including the former Bath Times, which became the Times Record in Brunswick, and the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, where he was a linotype operator, retiring early due to his failing health.
A founding member of the Small Woodlands Owners of Maine, he enjoyed harvesting wood from his own lot and others in the area. Alton loved to be outdoors, working his lot, tending his gardens, and watching nature around him, especially bird watching.
He loved good food and music, collecting stamps and watching the Red Sox, and watching “anything that goes” with his daughter Diane. They would attend auto shows, air shows and train watch whenever the opportunity arose.
He is predeceased by two half brothers, George and Maynard Genthner.
Survivors include his wife, June Genthner of Waldoboro; daughter, Diane Genthner and partner Brent of Hampden; and many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours 5-7 p.m., Mon., Nov. 24 at the Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main St., Waldoboro. Private funeral service will be held. Interment will be in the German Cemetery, Waldoboro.
Should friends desire, memorial donations in Alton’s memory may be made to the Maine Audubon Society, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth, ME 04105.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 949 Main St., Waldoboro.