HAMPDEN – Charles Henry LeBlanche, 83, passed away May 12, 2004, at the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor. He was a lifelong resident of Hampden and was born there Jan. 22, 1921. Charles served in the U.S. Air Corp in the European Theater during World War II. He was a member of the Whitcomb-Baker VFW Post No. 4633 of Hampden for more than 48 years. During his life he had worked for several years as a police officer for the town of Hampden, he also worked for the Hampden Water District, and for 18 years drove an oil delivery truck for Leon Foss. He later worked for Roger Ellingwood at the Hampden Exxon station. He was predeceased by his father; and mother, Virgie Mann Kincaid. Charles is survived by a cousin, Mildred Stubbs of Bangor; and by a special friend who looked out for Charles, Joel Pelletier and his wife, Elaine, of Bucksport and their children, Heather and Travis. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, May 17, at the Hampden-Gilpatrick Funeral Home, 45 Western Ave., Hampden. A time of visitation will be from 9 a.m. until time of service at 10 a.m. Interment with military honors will follow at Locust Grove Cemetery, Hampden.
CHARLES H. LEBLANCHE
