Skowhegan – Lawrence Irwin Hatch, 93, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2026 at Woodlawn Nursing Home in Skowhegan. Born February 22, 1933, in Harmony; son to Nettie L. Hatch Maheux.

Lawrence spent the first part of his adult life in the Army as military police. Once he retired from the army, he stayed in the south eastern coastal states where he worked in shoe retail sales as a manager of many stores. His last profession was in security. He worked as security of a museum, a hotel and lastly a library; all in Miami, Florida,

Lawrence was predeceased by his mother, Nettie L. Hatch Maheux and his brothers Robert J. Wentworth and Richard M. Wentworth. He leaves behind a sister, Henrietta Kruger and her husband Hans, special nieces and a nephew: Brenda Murray and her husband Paul, Richard M. Wentworth, Jr. and his wife Nicole, and Loretta McCarthy and her husband Randy. He leaves behind many more nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind a very special friend, Sandra Barry from Florida.

Lawrence will be laid to rest at Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Augusta. Burial will take place in the late summer, with date and time to be announced.