AUGUSTA — William H. Petherbridge, age 84, of Manchester, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 20, at the VA Hospice Unit in Togus, after a 10-month battle with cancer.

Bill was born in Passaic, N.J., on April 7, 1933, to Mary Emery and William Harold Petherbridge.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Peggy Brann Petherbridge; and three children, Eric and his wife, LeeAnne of Tewksbury, Mass., Chad and his wife, Cindy of Auburn, and Holly of Menifee, Calif. He leaves behind seven grandchildren, Ryan, Owen, Dylan, Billy, Nicole, Isaac and Laila. Bill is also survived by his brother, David Petherbridge and wife, Shirley of Webster, N.Y., and sister, Jane Petherbridge Ives and husband, Cliff of Portland.

After serving his country as an Air Force veteran in the Korean War from 1952-1956, Bill returned home and was employed for 38 years by Sampson’s and Hannaford Brothers Supermarkets. He was a member of High Street Congregational Church in Auburn for the last 48 years as well as a member of Tranquil Masonic Lodge No. 29 in Auburn, the Kora Temple Shriners Greeter Unit of Lewiston, the American Legion Post in Hallowell and the Elks Lodge in Zephyrhills, Fla. Bill enjoyed camping and playing golf with his many friends in Zephyrhills, Fla., and Manchester.

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William H. Petherbridge