JAY — Florence (LaPointe) Cronkhite, 78, passed away Thursday, Sept. 27, at her home in Jay. She was born Oct. 28, 1939, the daughter of Roland and Dorothy (Willett) LaPointe. She was a graduate of Jay High School. On Oct. 10, 1958, she married Lee Cronkhite. After marriage, she was employed at International Paper Co. for […]
Daughters of Isabella
Mary A. Buccina
MEXICO — Mary A. Buccina, 96, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 18, at her home in Mexico. She was born on Oct. 18, 1921, in Mexico, the daughter of Vito and Clelia (Vecchione) Buccina, and graduated from Mexico High School. Mary was employed at Oxford Paper Company in the Payroll and Accounting Departments for over […]
Elvina L. Miller
FARMINGTON — Elvina L. Miller, 98, of Jay, passed away Friday, July 27, at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. She was born March 19, 1920 in Jay, the daughter of Sabatino and Dominica (Orsini) Luciano. Elvina was a 1938 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. On Oct. 14, 1940, at St. Rose of Lima Church in […]
Doris J. Simoneau
AUBURN — Doris J. Simoneau, 91, a former resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Tuesday, June 19, at Hospice House of Androscoggin in Auburn, with her family by her side. She was born April 10, 1927, in Jay, the daughter of Alfred Ouellette and Annie (Castonguay) Ouellette. Doris was a 1945 graduate of Jay High School. […]
Daughters of Isabella plan May anniversary dinner
MEXICO — St. Timothy’s Circle 504, Daughters of Isabella, will celebrate its 88th anniversary banquet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Region 9. Dinner will be presented by Ryan Kimble’s culinary arts class and served at 5:30 p.m. The price of the dinner is $20. Mail checks to Doris Bourret, 325 Franklin St., Rumford, […]
Daughters of Isabella make pillows for African orphanage
RUMFORD — Local resident Kelly Palmer decided to embark on a personal journey to an orphanage in Sang Village, Ghana, West Africa, in February 2017. She spent two weeks at the Nazareth Home for God’s Children assessing the health of the children and assisting Sister Stan of the Marian Sisters of Eucharistic Love (MASEL). MASEL […]
Daughters of Isabella February meeting
RUMFORD — St. Timothy’s Circle 504, Daughters of Isabella, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Holy Savior Church Hall. Chairwomen for the meeting are Sandra Gamez and Evelyn Bodemer. Committee members are Judy Collette, Marcelle Miller and Jolene Lovejoy. The following will be congratulated on their 25-year plus membership with the Daughters […]
Gloria M. A. Bickford
FARMINGTON — Gloria M. A. Bickford, 92, a resident of Jay, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, at Sandy River Center in Farmington, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 9, 1925, in Jay, the daughter of Elzear H. Boucher and Marie Louise (Michaud) Boucher. She attended St. Rose School and was a 1944 graduate […]
Daughters of Isabella to meet
RUMFORD — St. Timothy’s Circle No. 504, Daughters of Isabella, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Holy Savior Church Hall. Chairpersons for the meeting will be Lorraine Barre and Simone Rafuse, and, committee members, Viola Worcester, Louise Richard and Sue Adley. The following will be congratulated for 25 or more years of […]
Phyllis Richards
RUMFORD — Phyllis Marie Kaulback Richards, 89, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, Nov. 12. Phyllis was a lifelong resident of Rumford and the beloved wife of Armand J. Richards. Phyllis was born on May 29, 1928 in Weld, Maine. She was the fifth child of seven, born to Lauren and Oressa Rhodenizer Kaulback. Phyllis […]