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Millard "Mim" Raymond Welch

Date of Death: April 18, 2025

Date of Birth: October 30, 1944

Biography:

Millard “Mim” Raymond Welch

Born in Lewiston on October 10, 1944

Son of George Orlando and Della Castner Welch. Predeceased by siblings: Pauline (June) Guy, Georgine (Sis) MacDonald, Ethel Scott, Frank Parker Welch and one son, Jason Warren Welch.

After leaving High school, in 1963 Mim served in the US Navy on the USS Yosemite, a destroyer tender, built during WWII whose job was to service the destroyers in or near battles. Fortunately, while he was aboard, they rarely left the east coast. Following that, he joined the Navy Reserve for two more years and eventually landed in the Maine National Guard, working with the 133rd Engineering Battalion, housed in Portland and Gardiner with detachment in Lewiston. Mim served his country for 23 years.

After his stint with the Navy Mim was employed by a plumber in the Grey/ Glouster area, which enabled him to have a career at Bath Iron Works as a pipe fitter and later as a Planner for the Pipe Shop. After retirement MIm worked doing carpentry and plumbing ‘til he took his true retirement. He got up every morning and drove down to Johnny’s Garage in Wiscasset. He quickly became one of “Johnny’s Boy’s” where the coffee was always on, and laughter was the norm. The was his routine until covid hit. Unfortunately, before the group was able to reconvene, he was stricken with vascular dementia and several other diseases that eventually took his life on April 18,2025.

Mim had three children. Cornell Raymond, Della Welch Snow and Jason Warren. He has many grandchildren and even a few great grandchildren.

He lived in Lewiston, Sabattus, Monmouth and finally Jefferson, where he resided with his present-day wife Mattie Welch.

There will be a Celebration of Life on Saturday May 17, 2025, at 1 pm at the Alna Volunteer Fire Department.

1579 Alna Rd. Alna ,ME 04535

Hawaiian shirts or other colorful clothing encouraged.

Cheers not tears.