SKOWHEGAN – Earland A. Culleton, 86, passed away on Oct. 26, 2024, at the Maine Veteran’s Home in Augusta.

Earl was born on July 7, 1938, in Mechanic Falls to Thomas and Eva (Coffin) Culleton. He attended Oxford Hills District High School and joined the U.S. Navy in 1956. He was honorably discharged in 1964. Earl was stationed at Bainbridge, Md., “Blimp Squadron” in Key West, Fla., and Glynco, Ga. He also served on the USS FDR and in the Pentagon.

Earl was employed at Marcal Paper in Mechanic Falls, then on to Sappi in Skowhegan, where he retired from in 2004. Earl proudly drove patients to appointments for the American Cancer Society. On June 5, 2010, he married Diane S. (Watts)(Turcotte) at Christ the King Parish in Skowhegan.

He was predeceased by both his parents; previous wife, Maud Curtis Culleton; son, Dale Thomas Culleton; brothers Roger Culleton and James Culleton, sister, Lorraine Felker, brothers-in-law Charles Felker and Walter Watts Sr., sisters-in-law Maxine Leighton, Irene Culleton and T. Dale Watts.

Earl is survived by his wife, Diane Culleton; sons Mark with wife Jill of Waterville, Dana Culleton of Portland, and Robin Culleton of Canaan, stepdaughter, Nancy Turcotte-Noonan with partner James Julia of Belgrade; grandchildren Cory Culleton of Lewiston, Dale Culleton with wife Elaine of Clinton, and Kayla Culleton of Canaan, step-grandchildren Delaney with husband Sid St. Peter of Ellsworth and Sydney Noonan of Orono; great-grandchildren Tori Culleton of Bingham, Colby Culleton of Clinton, Mackenzie Kelley of Skowhegan, Lucas and Lila Linnell of Clinton, Cooper Culleton of Lewiston, and Teagyn Noonan and Todd St. Peter of Ellsworth; siblings Sidney Culleton of Oxford, Connie Purdy with husband Jim of Poland, and Cheryl Grass with husband Gene of Norridgewock; sisters-in-law Judith Libby with husband Jim of Skowhegan, Ruth Cyr with husband Dave of Lewiston, and Helen Smith of Tucson, Ariz., brother-in-law Ryan Watts with wife Karen of Heber, Ariz.; as well as several nieces and nephews.

A heartfelt thanks to the Maine Veteran’s Home, doctors, and staff for their excellent care given to Earl, and to Maine General Hospice.

There will be no visiting hours at Earl’s request. A Celebration of Life will take place on Nov. 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. located at Somerset Valley Remembrance Center at 19 Washburn Lane in Skowhegan. A graveside service will be scheduled in the spring at Walker Cemetery in Canaan.

Please visit Earl’s memorial page at https://svremembrancecenter.com/obituaries/earland-culleton where condolences, photos, and special memories may be shared.

In lieu of flowers,

please consider a donation

in Earl’s name to the

Alzheimer’s Association

at http://www.alz.org