Robert Eugene Canfield
SCARBOROUGH – Robert Eugene Canfield, 100, of Scarborough, and formerly of Chelsea, died Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough.
He was born in Beloit, Wis., on Feb. 12, 1925, the son of Royal and Lucille (Neyhart) Canfield.
After High School Bob joined the Navy serving in World Ware II as a munitions specialist.
After discharge he went to college to prepare for the ministry. There he met his future wife, Helen Anderson. They had two children, Daniel and Deborah. He served many years as a pastor in both New York and Maine. He retired to Chelsea.
After retiring he had to have a leg amputated which placed him in residence first in Maine Veterans Home in Augusta then transferring to MVH in Scarborough.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and one brother, the love of his life wife Helen and his son Daniel.
Robert is survived by his daughter, Deborah Hutchinson and husband John, of Windham, two grandsons, Eric in North Carolina and Shawn and two great-grandchildren, Dahlia and Oliver, all in Scarborough. Also, several nieces and nephews in Wisconsin and Texas.
His funeral will be at the Windham Church of the Nazarene on Rt. 202 in Windham, on April 26, 2025, at 2 p.m.
Arrangements and guidance are in the care of Staples Funeral Home and Cremation Care, 53 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, Maine.
Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the Staples Funeral Home website, http://www.staplesfuneralhome.com.
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