On April 23, 1966, Galen was united in marriage with Sharon Ann Soucie. Galen and Sharon shared 24 years of marriage and three children together.
May 31, 1967, Galen entered the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge May 28, 1970 attaining the rank of SP5. He was a member of the Francis J. Lynch Memorial VFW Post 3168, and for the last two years had served as Junior Vice Commander.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon; 2 sons, Khrys and Jason, both of the home; parents, Eddie and Lottie Belanger of Caribou, Maine; 4 susters, Muriel Hartley, Pauline Harmon, and Judy Snell, all of Maine, and Carolyn Parent of Connecticut; and two brothers, Hector and Michael both of Maine.
He is preceded in death by his daughter, one brother and his paternal and maternal grandparents.
The Francis J. Lynch Memorial VFW Post 3168 held services Saturday evening at 7 p.m. in the Waynesville Memorial Chapel with Post Commander Bill Hammock officiating.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 17 in the Waynesville Memorial Chapel with Rev. Norman Sanders officiating. Music was provided by Organist, Dorothy Moore. Serving as escorts were Carl Bates, Ernie Cole, John Perry, Bill Hammock, Wayne Johnson, and Johnnie Fitzsimmons. Honorary escorts were Robert Norris, Donald Helms, Henry Casperson, Lee Link, William Burton, Donald Keys, Mike Senovich, George Morris, and Fred Larson.
Burial with military honors was in the Francis J. Lynch Memorial VFW section of the Waynesville Memorial Park Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Waynesville Memorial Chapel.
A memorial has been established in the name of Galen Edward Belanger.
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