George H. Trudel,  69,  of Eliot, Maine, formerly of Ipswich and Scottsdale, Arizona, died December 29, 2014 at Portsmouth Regional Hospital in New Hampshire.

Born in Ipswich on May 16, 1945, son of John and Ellen (Nugent) Trudel of Meetinghouse Green, Ipswich, he graduated from Ipswich High School, class of 1963.

Since high school, he has worked and traveled throughout the United States while being employed in the nuclear power and transportation service industries.

He is survived by his son, John O. Trudel and his wife Amy and their daughter Scarlett of La Porte, Texas; seven siblings, brothers John Trudel of Byfield and Thomas Trudel of Rowley, sisters Mary Young of Merrimac, Sheila Comeau of Newburyport; Theresa Matregrano of Rumney, New Hampshire, Ellen Tobiasz of Eliot, and Christine Trudel of Scottsdale,  and nineteen nieces and nephews.

His funeral service will be held at 10 am Saturday in the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High Street, Ipswich followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery, Ipswich. Family and friends are respectfully welcomed. Visiting hours will be Friday 4 to 8 pm.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in his name may be made to American Hemochromatosis Society (http://americanhs.org) of Lake Mary, Florida.