Neal D. Hallee

AUBURN – Neal D. Hallee of Auburn went home to God on August 23, 2023 in Auburn. He was born on Oct. 21, 1943, the son of Florian and Constance Hallee of Waterville. He graduated from Waterville High School, the University of Maine, Orono and Penn State.

He was an internationally published Agricultural Engineering Professor at the University of Maine, Orono for 36 years, until he retired to Cooper and Topsham, Maine. During his university career, in addition to working with the farmers of Maine, Neal was one of the architects of the Maine Compost School.

He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Anne Hallee; and his son-in-law Michael Robert Tibbetts. He is survived by his son Richard and his husband Lawrence Griffin, his daughter Margaret; two granddaughters, Grace and Katie Tibbetts; two step grandchildren, Brad Griffin and Katelyn Flint; brothers and sisters and their families.

Funeral arrangements are by Funeral Alternatives Group. A mass of Christian burial will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic church in Lisbon on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, beginning with a period of visitation from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m., with a funeral Mass to take place at 11 a.m. followed by interment at Grace Lawn Cemetery in Auburn.

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