TURNER — Today our family has lost our dearest mother, Carol A. Watkins, formerly of Winter Haven, Fla., and Turner. Carol passed away Friday, Oct. 2, in Suffield, Conn., after a long, courageous battle against cancer. She was the mother of four children from her first marriage and two stepchildren from her second. Carol was […]
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Jack M. Marsh
1924 – 2015 SPARKS, Nev. — Jack Marsh, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 14, while visiting his daughter in Sparks, Nev. He was born on March 1, 1924, in New Britain, Conn. While growing up, he spent his summers at Scout camps in Maine, He started his freshman year at Colby College in […]
Fernande ‘Fern’ Roy
1938 – 2015 FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fernande “Fern” Roy of Fairfield, Conn., passed away suddenly Thursday, Oct. 1, at St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Fern was born on June 29, 1938, and raised in Lewiston, the daughter of Albert and Aline Gaultier Lizotte. She was a homemaker, worked as a chef and enjoyed music, shopping and […]
Beverly W. Vereshko
1933 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Beverly W. Vereshko, 81, of Norway passed away on Monday, Sept. 14, at Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris after a long illness. She was born Dec. 6, 1933, daughter of James and Elvira (Patterson) Wing of Enfield, Conn. Beverly attended Enfield schools and was a graduate of the […]
Raymond A. Thibodeau
1946 – 2015 CARMEL, N.Y. — Raymond Alphee Thibodeau, born May 31, 1946, a loving father, stepfather and husband, passed away at his home in Carmel, N.Y., on Monday, Sept. 7. He was 69. He was born and raised in Lewiston, where he spent most of his life. He moved to Carmel, N.Y., in September […]
Jack Morton Matloff
1933 – 2015 LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Dr. Jack Morton Matloff passed away peacefully in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 20, at age 82. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Martha Bernier Matloff, originally of Mechanic Falls; their children, Lori and Stephen; six grandchildren; and two brothers. Born in New Haven, Conn., […]
Edward Charles Hammond
1936 – 2015 NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Edward Charles Hammond, 79, of 4 Stepping Stone Road in Fryeburg, died Monday, Aug. 3, at North Conway Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born at home in Hiram on March 15, 1936, to Charles Edward and Cecile (Day) Hammond, the youngest of three […]
Regulators rarely enforce law that protects homeowners from lead
Thousands of Maine children and hundreds of thousands across the country are being exposed to poisonous lead paint because a federal law designed to protect them is barely being enforced. The 2010 law, the “Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule,” requires that contractors must be trained in and follow lead-safe practices that prevent the spread […]
Robert Douglas Haddock
1946 – 2015 NORWAY — Robert Douglas Haddock, 68, of Bethel, died Monday, July 20. Born Aug. 4, 1946, in New Rochelle, N.Y., Bob graduated from Ridgefield High School in Connecticut in 1964; studied psychology at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, N.Y., ranking fourth in a class out of 405; and graduated in 1969 from […]
Frances E. Stephanak
1926 – 2015 LEWISTON — Frances E. Stephanak, 88, a former resident of Greene, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in North Springfield, Vt., on Dec. 31, 1926, the daughter of William A. and Rena Abbott Keisler. Betty was a graduate of […]