Charles W. Cottrell passed away in Boothbay Harbor on April 18 after a long illness.
Charles was born June 10, 1931 in Mentor, Ohio to Charles W. and Dorothy Cottrell. He graduated from Mentor High School in 1950 where he met his future wife, Mary Ann Booker. They were married in 1951.
He loved and was very active in sports, participating in football, track and field. He served in the Naval Reserves in the early 1950s.
Having an interest in the fire service, early on and for many years he served as a volunteer and then as a professional firefighter for the City of Painesville, Ohio for 15 years. During these years he owned and operated his own construction business.
In 1980 they moved to Maine where he was employed as a plant manager for Cooke Concrete. He loved to work in the woods and cleared the land on which their retirement home was built in Round Pond. His hobby was restoring antique tractors and farm equipment. He enjoyed participating in tractor pulls around the State of Maine and earned many trophies and ribbons.
Charles and Mary Ann had three children, Douglas of Denver, N.C., Linda of Albion, Cal., and Leslie of Falmouth, and two grandchildren, Charles of Trevett, and Sara of Portland.
In 2009 they moved to St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor and became members of the Congregational Church there.
He is predeceased by brother, Alan; sister, Rosemary Conner; and niece, Ruth Ann Cottrell.
A private service was held April 24 at The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor.
Gifts or memorials may be made to Miles and St. Andrews Home Health/Hospice, 40 Belvedere Rd., Damariscotta, ME 04543 or the Maine Sea Coast Mission, 127 West St., Bar Harbor, ME 04609-1430.
You are invited to share your condolences, photos and tributes with the Cottrell family by visiting their Book of Memories at www.hallfuneralhomes.com.
Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home, Boothbay.
