SOUTH PARIS — Clifford L. Colby Jr., 87, of Casco, formerly of Cumberland, died Saturday evening, June 4, 2022, at the Maine Veterans Home in South Paris.

He was born on Nov. 6, 1934, in Portland, Maine, a son of Clifford L. and Fleda (Coulthard) Colby Sr. He attended Portland schools and went on to serve both in the U.S. Navy (1952-1962) and as a Chief Radioman the U.S. Coast Guard (1962 to 1972). He was proud to have served on the USS Iowa during the Korean Conflict and after.

After retiring from a 20-year military career, Clifford had a successful and varied career in real estate, banking, and business ownership. He retired in 1999 after serving as the president of First Deposit National Bank in Tilton, N.H.

He enjoyed movies, woodworking, and other projects in his workshop. A few of his woodworking projects were donated and are still displayed at the Bow, N.H. Methodist Church and the Naples, Maine, Methodist Church. Clifford was a member of VFW and Kiwanis; also volunteered with the Jacksonville, Fla. Fire Department while stationed there.

Clifford is loved by his wife, Beverly (Brown) Colby, whom he married on November 12, 1955, in South Portland; children, Nita and her husband, Jim McCarthy of Portland,

Susan Brown and her husband, Paul of Raymond; Clifford III and wife, Andrea of Ormond Beach, Fla., and David and his wife, Carrie Anne of Bronxville, N.Y. And his grandchildren: Paul III, Stephanie, Spencer, Tiffany, Carolyn, Campbell and Mackenzie as well as six great-grandchildren; siblings Goldie Bundy of Otisfield, Robin and Shawn Betterly of Bangor. He was pre- deceased by brothers Thomas of Cumberland and William of Freeport and a sister Donna Goodreau.

A memorial service for Clifford will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Hall Funeral Home, 165 Quaker Ridge Road in Casco. Burial will be held at a later date. Condolences and tributes may be shared at www.hallfuneralhome.net.