The hands of Dick Eccles, right, are a blur as they deal cards that Pauline Quimby, left, reaches for while playing cribbage Thursday morning with Hank Gagnon, left, and Larry Lefebvre at the Lewiston Armory in the Senior Center with several dozen others, many of whom come Tuesdays to play bridge. For more information about […]
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Giving cribbage a big hand
For the state’s largest senior cribbage league, the math-happy card game is a great way to score some fun. LEWISTON — It took an hour and a half, but 96-year-old Mickie Farnum finally got a hand she liked. To a non-cribbage player, the cards appeared to be a meaningless jumble. There might have been a […]
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Kentucky M. Spooner
AUBURN — Kentucky M. Spooner, 76, passed away Friday, Sept. 21, at the Androscoggin Hospice House following a long illness. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Skowhegan on March 14, 1942, he was the son of the late Norman and Ruby Spooner. In 1963, he married Sharon M. Adams and together they moved […]
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William J. DuBois
LEWISTON — William (Bill) J. DuBois, 75, of Poland went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Aug. 31. Bill was born on July 30, 1943, in Plainville, Conn., to Albert DuBois and Germaine Fontaine. Bill is a graduate of Edward Little High School, Class of 1961. He earned his Associate of Business degree […]
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Van Earl Sullivan
SOUTH PARIS — Van Earl Sullivan, 69, passed away Aug. 9 following a brave battle with lung cancer. He was born Aug. 11, 1948, in Salem, Oregon. Although he lived in several places while growing up, he was a current resident of Stoneham. Van graduated from Killeen High School, Killeen, Texas, in 1966. He joined the […]
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Diane "Dee" Torres
AUBURN — Diane R. Torres, 70, of Louise St. in Auburn died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, July 17, at her home. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 30, 1947 a daughter of the late Romeo and Theresa (Lessard) Samson. She grew up in Lewiston and married Roger Torres, from Somerville, Mass., on Sept. 2, […]
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Johanna Caroline Moody
AUBURN — Johanna Caroline Halberts Moody, 85, of Poland passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 10, with her family by her side. Johanna was born in Portland on Jan. 25, 1933, to Frederick Halberts and Minette Elwell Halberts. Johanna graduated from Deering High School, and then went on to the University of New Hampshire, where she received […]
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Gregory Alan Provencher
FARMINGTON — Gregory Alan Provencher, 67, of Rumford, passed away Saturday, July 7, at Sandy River Center, due to health complications. He was born Dec. 29, 1950, to Roland and Pauline (Hallet) Provencher. He was the youngest of eight children and graduated from Mexico High School in 1970. On June 10, 1978, Greg married the love […]
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Linda Parker
PORTLAND — Linda Louise (Snow) Parker passed away July 6. She was born Oct. 4, 1943, in Lewiston to Herbert and Phyllis (Segars) Snow. Linda graduated from New Gloucester High School and earned a nursing degree from New England Deaconess School of Nursing. She spent most of her working career at the Osteopathic Hospital in Portland […]
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Elizabeth 'Betty' J. Provost
AUBURN — Elizabeth “Betty” J. Provost (Eslin), 80 years young of Auburn, passed away June 15 at Clover Manor in Auburn. She was born in Lewiston on June 11, 1938, to parents William Belmore and Dorothy Eslin, and was adopted at a young age by her grandmother, Dora (Corro) Eslin. Betty was a member of several […]