Nelson E. Guzman

Auburn, ME – Nelson E. Guzman, 54, of Litchfield, passed away after a long illness at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was the husband of Anne M. (Coffin) Guzman.

Nelson was born in New York City, NY on December 21, 1955 a son of the late Rafael & Gladys (Benitz) Guzman Sr. He attended schools in New York and graduated from Adele Stevens High School.

After graduation, he joined the US Navy and served his country as a welder until his retirement in 1992. During that time he met and married his wife Anne on June 15, 1981. He then went to work for the Veterans Administration in Togus as a clerk in the medical records department.

He and his wife settled in Maine in 1992 and moved to Litchfield in 2000. He was very active in his community. Nelson was a member of the Sportsman Club and volunteered his time working the Bingo games and the annual fishing derby, which he enjoyed greatly. He and his wife also volunteered for the Litchfield Senior Luncheons, which where held on a monthly basis, and at the farmer’s club working at the Fair.

Nelson’s favorite activity though was watching sporting events on television and always seemed to have one on. Being from New York, he always was rooting for the Yankee’s, Giants and the Mets.

Besides his wife of 29 years, he is survived by a son George L. Scamman, whose fiancée is Dawn Brasil of Winslow, ME and a sister, Marcia Newball whose husband is Ramon of Nassua, Bahamas. He also leaves three grandchildren, Donnie Roy, Charles J. Scamman and Caitlyn J. Scamman as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was also the father of the late Ron D. Guzman who died in 2000, and was the brother of the late Rafael Guzman Jr. who died in 1990.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday, April 8, 2010 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford Street, Portland.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 9, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Philip Shearman officiating.

Interment with military honors will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Portland.

Please visit www.jonesrichandhutchins.com for additional information and to sign Nelson’s guestbook.