FRIENDSHIP — Arnold Herbert Benner passed away at his home in Friendship on Thursday, October 5, 2023, with his family at his side. Recently celebrating his 80th birthday, he was born in Damariscotta on April 8, the son of Herbert & Anne Benner. 
 
He grew up in Friendship, started lobstering as a teenager and fished for more than 60 years. He won the title of the fastest lobster boat in Friendship three times. He graduated from Waldoboro High School. He bowled at DePatsy’s Lanes in Waldoboro, and with his wife, Alice, and was a member of the Coastal Clippers Square Dancing club.

Arnold and Alice traveled around the country with family and took road trips to visit family and friends in Connecticut, Florida, Virginia, and Alabama. Highlights for Arnold included a ride in a race car at Daytona and driving his truck around the Talladega Superspeedway at 92 mph.
 
Arnold is survived by his wife of 57 years, Alice; children Becky and Derek (Rebecca); grandchildren Alden, Elias and Jasper; siblings Wayne (Diana), Elaine (Gene), Joan, Kathy (Marty), Nancy (David), and Toby (Ann); many nieces and nephews, and extended family. 

He was predeceased by a sister, Patricia (Steve).

A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 9, 2023, at 2 p.m., at Halls of Waldoboro, 949 Main Street, Waldoboro, Maine. A reception will immediately follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Arnold’s memory to the Friendship Ambulance Auxiliary Foundation, PO Box 103, Friendship, ME 04547.

Halls of Waldoboro has care of the arrangements. To extend online condolences, or share a story or photo, visit Arnold’s Book of Memories at www.hallfuneralhomes.com.