PARIS — Terry R. Boissonneau has been named the Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans Home. Boissonneau served in the U.S. Army, being drafted Sept. 28, 1965, and was honorably discharged on July 7, 1967, achieving the rank of E4. He was born on July 3, 1945, and grew up in Westbrook, graduating […]
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People You Know: Master Sgt. Jose Rivera, Duty drives him
Rivera joined three days after he turned 18 in 1997. He served in four overseas tours and a year in Korea — with plenty of miles logged. Now the master sergeant oversees 99 men, 60 tractors and more than 120 trailers out of the Army Reserve Training Center on Minot Avenue. The 619th Transportation Co. […]
Claude F. White
1925 – 2016 SOUTH PARIS — Claude F. White, 90, of Rumford passed away Friday afternoon, Mar. 18, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris with family and friends by his side. He was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in Andover, a son of Fulton Isaac and Ann Mabel (May) White. He attended Andover […]
Wallace R. ‘Wally’ Carville
1926 – 2016 Lewiston — Wallace R. “Wally” Carville, 89, former longtime resident of Davis St. in Lewiston and more recently of Maison Marcotte, died late afternoon Monday, March 14, at d’Youville Pavilion with his family at his side. He was born in Lewiston June 2, 1926, a son of Bernard and Lucienne (Gagne) Carville. […]
Mark ‘Joe’ Smith
1954 – 2015 DANBURY, Conn. — Mark “Joe” Smith, 61, a resident of East Livermore, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Danbury, Conn., where he was working. He was born Sept. 25, 1954, in Farmington, the son of Duane C. and Marjorie (Eustis) Smith. He was a 1972 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. […]
Donald M. Knapp
1931 – 2015 NORWAY — Donald M. Knapp, 84, of Franklin Street, Rumford, died Monday, Nov. 2, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, Norway. He was a resident of Franklin Street in Rumford. He was born in Nashua, N.H., on April 24, 1931, the son of Elwin and Gertrude (Lavallee) Knapp and attended schools in Byron and […]
Harry Aponas
1924 – 2015 LEWISTON — Harry Aponas, 90, died Friday, Oct. 23, at Marshwood Center. He was born in Garfield Heights, raised in Greene and later settled in Leavittsburg, Ohio. He spent two years in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II and married Frances in 1956. He later retired from Copperweld Steel […]
Harriett B. Mayo
1937 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Harriett B. Mayo, 78, of Farmington passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Sandy River Nursing Home in Farmington. She was born Aug. 17, 1937, in Jay, a daughter of Robert N. and Agnes Masterman Brackett. She was raised and educated in the Jay/Livermore area, graduating from Jay High School […]
Laurier ‘Larry’ H. Maheux
1948 – 2015 LIVERMORE FALLS — Laurier “Larry” H. Maheux, 67, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away early Thursday morning, Oct. 22, at his residence, following a lingering illness. He was born Aug. 20, 1948, in Lewiston, the son of Laurier and Blanche (Bonin) Maheux. He was a 1966 graduate of Edward Little High […]
Romeo N. Bouchard Jr.
1933 – 2015 AUBURN — Romeo N. Bouchard Jr., 82, a resident of Middle Road, Sabattus, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Hospice House after a long illness with his loving family by his side. He was born in Lewiston on July 4, 1933, the son of Romeo and Simonne (Cloutier) Bouchard Sr. […]