WALDOBORO — Bruce C. Winchenbach, 68, of Waldoboro, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2017, in Ohio. Bruce was born Dec. 10, 1948, and was the son of the late Robert L. and Flora (Pikkarainen) Winchenbach. Bruce was a graduate of Camden High School.

He enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduating and proudly served during the Vietnam War from 1968 until 1972. He was a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze star on his bar.

After serving his country he was employed as a sergeant for the Maine State Prison for 13 years. He also worked as a truck driver for 20 years for Bisson Moving & Storage Company and most recently drove for Northeast Trucking Company for the past NINE years. Bruce continuously collected numerous safe driving awards throughout his 30-plus year career on the road.

In his spare time he liked camping, boating, coin collecting and had an extensive collection of Nascar model cars. He was an avid Patriots, Red Sox and Nascar fan. Above all he loved spoiling his grandchildren in ways that a grandparent does best. Bruce relished in providing for his family and can be best described as a "happy-go-lucky" kind of guy.

In addition to his loving wife of 43 years, Lori (Jackson) Winchenbach of Waldoboro; he is survived by his three children, Bruce A. Winchenbach and his fiancée, Lauren Alkire, of Crested Butte, Colo., Robert M. Winchenbach and his wife, Amanda, of Troy, and Timothy S. Winchenbach and his wife, Christy, of Washington; four grandchildren, Dakota and Alyie Sprague and Julia and Nathan Winchenbach; two great-grandchildren, Emma Elwell and Zayden Farley; his siblings, Elaine Burge of Winthrop, Steven Winchenbach of Auburn and Linda Grant of Warren; and many nieces and nephews will miss him as well. He was predeceased by his sister, Cheryl Reed of Mechanic Falls.

A funeral service for Bruce will be held on Thursday, May 11, at 2 p.m. at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main St. in Waldoboro. Interment will follow in the West Rockport Cemetery on Park Street in Rockport. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, and/or join the family for a celebration of life at Bruce and Lori's home after the interment.

Hall's of Waldoboro has care of the arrangements.