William “Bill” Daniel Branch

VASSALBORO – William “Bill” Daniel Branch, 91, of Vassalboro, passed away on Dec. 19, 2024.

Bill was born in 1933 in Port Huron, Mich., son of Irving Branch and Angeline (Robbins) Branch. Bill was the beloved husband of Betty Mae (Edgerly) Branch.

Bill served as airman first class in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-1955 including service in Korea. Bill worked as a lineman for Central Maine Power Company retiring in 1989. Bill taught at Kennebec Valley Community College, retiring in 1998. Bill attended Port Huron Junior College in Michigan and graduated from Southern Maine University in Portland with a bachelor’s degree. In the Vassalboro – Waterville area he sang with barbershop quartets and with local area church choirs.

Bill was preceded in death by siblings, Robert Branch and Beth Nichols; and by his beloved daughter, Brenda Branch Dowdle (Tony) of California, Md.

He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Betty, of Vassalboro; three sons, William I. Branch of Vassalboro, Brian (Jamie) of Madison Wis., Kenneth (Maria) of Hendersonville, Tenn.; nine grandchildren, Charmaine, Makalea (Devin), Matthew (Theresa), Sarah, Nicholas (Lilly), Wyatt, Katherine, Makenzie and Camden; and two great-grandchildren, Genevieve and Maisie.

The family will hold a memorial service at the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church at 61 Pleasant St., Waterville at 10 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2025. Inurnment will be private. Condolences may be made to the family via http://www.vrlfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are provided by Veilleux and Redington Funeral Home, Waterville.