AUBURN — Lorraine Joan Schovitz, 81 — devoted wife, mother, and grandmother — passed away peacefully in her beloved sun room overlooking the garden of her home on Sunday, July 15. A Maine resident since 1991, she resided at Edgewood Condominiums, Auburn. A deeply religious Catholic all of her life, she was a member of the […]
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Former Maine bishop facing pressure to resign
The former head of the Catholic Church in Maine is facing mounting pressure to resign as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, over his handling of sexual abuse allegations against members of the clergy. Bishop Richard J. Malone, who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland from 2004 until 2012, […]
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Marie Anna Blondin
LEWISTON — God has taken another soul into his kingdom. May he guide her and love her for all of eternity. Mrs. Marie Anna Blondin, 104, of Lewiston died Wednesday, Aug. 15. Marie was born on May 6, 1914, in Canada. Her parents were Marie Anna Landry and Emile Landry. Marie had 17 siblings, two […]
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Lauretta C. Rainville
AUBURN — Lauretta C. Rainville, 95, formerly of Lewiston, died Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Clover Manor in Auburn, where she had been a resident for the past six months. Born in Lewiston on Feb. 2, 1923, she was the daughter of Alfred and Alfreda Dulac Bussiere. Educated in local schools, she married the love of […]
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Wilfrid A. Cloutier
CAPE COD, Mass. — Wilfrid A. Cloutier, MD, passed away peacefully in his sleep March 12 at the age of 96. Born in Lewiston to Fedora (Bisson) and Amedee Cloutier in 1921, Wilfrid attended Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School, and graduated from the College of Montreal for high school and college. During his years in […]
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Victor J. Deprez
AUBURN — Victor J. Deprez, 86, of Auburn, went home to the loving arms of our Lord on Friday, March 9. He was the husband to Irene (Obie) Deprez, the love and joy of his life, with whom he shared 65 years of marriage. Born in New Bedford, Mass., on May 1, 1931, he was the […]
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Gail E. LaBelle
AUBURN — Gail E. LaBelle, 63, of Lewiston, passed away following a long illness on Saturday, Feb. 24, at The Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. She was born in Biddeford on Aug. 12, 1954, the daughter of the late John and Monique (Gosselin) Sklillings. She attended school in various parts of the nation, graduating from Scarborough […]
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Yolande "Landy" Pettee
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Yolande Dolores Pettee, “Landy” 91, of Wesley Chapel, Fla., passed away Friday, Feb. 2. Landy was born in Lewiston on Oct 10, 1926, and was the daughter of Leo and Irene Grenier. She attended Holy Family School and St. Peter and Paul School in Lewiston. She was a graduate of Lewiston High […]
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Mary Jane Tremblay
LEWISTON — Mary Jane Tremblay, also known as “Tante Jeanne”, 96, of Lewiston died early Tuesday morning, Jan. 23, at her residence following a long illness. She was born in Lewiston, Maine, on June 21, 1921, the daughter of the late Eloi and Eugenie (Pomerleau) and had been a resident of this community all of […]
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Dennis R. Litalien
AUBURN — Dennis R. Litalien, 60, of Lisbon Falls passed away on Sunday, Jan. 14, at the Hospice House in Auburn surrounded by his loving family following a courageous and aggressive battle with a Glioblastoma. He was born on Oct. 5, 1957, in Rumford, a son of George and Anita (Chaisson) Litalien. He grew up in […]