BRUNSWICK — William A. Lovell, 70, died peacefully at home Aug. 16.

Born on April 10, 1941, a son of Horace A. “Pete” and Mabel O’Hara Lovell, he attended Brunswick schools and graduated from Brunswick High School and attended pharmacy school.

During the 1960s he served in the U.S. Coast Guard.

For many years he owned and operated Allen’s Drug Store on Maine Street and later worked at Bath Iron Works until he retired.

He was a communicant of St. Charles Borromeo Church and a member of the Brunswick Elks. An antique car enthusiast, he enjoyed collecting antiques, following Bowdoin College sports and spending time at his cottage at Bay Point in Georgetown.

He was predeceased by his brother, David, in 2002.

Surviving are his three sons, Mark Coffin and his wife, Lisa of Houston, Texas, D. Todd Coffin and his wife, Lorena of Freeport, and Ryan Lovell and his partner, Jason Gratt of Somerville, Mass.; his sister, Mary Fish of Brunswick; four grandchildren, Zachary and Jocelyn Coffin, both of Houston, Texas, and Alex and Maxwell Coffin, both of Freeport; and his former wife, Sarah Weatherbee, and her husband, Edmund Jurenas of Brunswick.

Visiting hours will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at the Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick.  

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brunswick.  

Memorial contributions can be made to a charity of choice.  

Condolences can be expressed at brackettfuneralhome.com.

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