Robert E. “Sonny” Dow Jr., 72, of Waldoboro, died May 31 at the Fieldcrest Manor in Waldoboro after a long illness.
Sonny was born Feb. 10, 1934, in Rockland, the son of Robert E. and Doris Williamson Dow Sr.. He grew up in Bath and attended Bath schools.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and served during the Korean War.
Sonny was employed as an auto mechanic all his life, residing in California from 1974 to 1996, when he moved to Gettysburg, Penn. for a couple of years before returning to his home state of Maine in 1999.
He was a member of the Bath Elks Club.
Sonny is predeceased by his parents, and stepfather, Frank Borski, who raised him.
Survivors include two daughters, Vickie L. Miller, and Becky Mills, both of Gettysburg, Penn.; and four grandchildren.
Graveside service noon, Fri., June 16 at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Vernon Rd., Augusta.
Arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Home, Waldoboro.
