Juan Valverde Guzman
OAKLAND – Juan Valverde Guzman, 97, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025 at the Woodlawn nursing facility in Skowhegan following a long illness. He was born in Tres Rios, Costa Rica on June 10, 1928, a son of the late Ramon V. Arce and Balbina (Guzman) Villalobos.
Juan came to the United States at the age of 17. He had been employed on the Farm at the old Augusta State Hospital, the Maine Liquor Warehouse and Central Printing for the State of Maine.
Juan was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean War and was a long time communicant of St. Andrew Catholic Church and, more recently, St. Augustine Catholic Church.
Juan was a member of the Knights of Columbus 3rd and 4th Degree, a former member of the St. Andrew’s Men’s Club and was a current member of the St. Michael’s Men’s Club.
Juan was predeceased by his first wife, Lucille (Williams) Guzman; and two sisters, Leticia Valverde-Guzman and Socorro (Guzman) Butterfield.
Juan is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Baril) Poulin-Guzman of Oakland; a son, Jerry Guzman of Oakland, a daughter, Rose Hale and her husband Douglas of Augusta, a stepson, Philip Poulin and his wife Andrea of Brandon, Miss., a stepdaughter, Celeste Poulin of Randolph; four grandchildren, Scott and Richard Hale, Melanie Guzman and Katie Gilcott; two great-granddaughters, Kennedy and Vivan Gilcott; two step-grandchildren, Allie Enquist and Matthew Poulin; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
There will be no public visiting hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Northern Avenue, Augusta. Burial and committal prayers will follow in the old Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Civic Center Drive, Augusta.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta. Condolences, stories and photos may be shared at http://www.plummerfh.com.
The family requests
that donations in Juan’s
memory be made to:
Catholic Charities
of Maine
P.O. Box 10660
Portland, ME 04101-6060