DAYTON — Leo G. Goulet, 77, of Dayton, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice, following a long illness.

He was born May 16, 1937 in Biddeford, a son of Leonel and Merilda J. (Bisson) Goulet.

He attended St. Andre’s School and was a graduate of St. Francis High School.

Leo served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1957-61.

On Nov. 7, 1959, he married Constance Larouche at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church in Saco.

He had been employed at the Saco-Lowell Shops and also the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Leo then worked many years as a union millwright on projects such as the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant and other facilities. He retired in 2010.

Leo was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed gardening and playing horseshoes.

He was preceded in death by: a brother, Fernand Goulet, in 1969.

Surviving are: his wife of 54 years, Connie Goulet of Dayton; five sons, Michael Goulet and his wife Robin of Fairbanks, Alaska, Dennis Goulet and his wife Kimberly, David Goulet and Douglas Goulet, all of Dayton, and Daniel Goulet of Saco; one daughter, Debra Brown and her husband Douglas of Old Orchard Beach; two sisters, Flore Provencher of Saco and Priscille Gobeil of Biddeford; a sister-in-law, Viola Nardi of Sun City Center, Florida; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm St., Biddeford, ME 04005. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Biddeford. Donations in Leo’s memory may be made to Hospice of Southern Maine, 11 Hunnewell Road, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements are by Hope Memorial Chapel. To share condolences online, visit www.hopememorial.com.