LEWISTON — Timothy C. Whitney Sr., 57, of Lewiston, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 8, at CMMC in Lewiston following injuries he sustained in an accident. He was born in Lewiston on May 25, 1960, a son of the late Richard and Georgiana (Albert) Whitney. He grew up in the Lewiston area and attended local schools. […]
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John P. Buteau
AUBURN — John P. Buteau, 67, of Mechanic Falls, died early Saturday morning at the Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lewiston, January 1, 1950, a son of Joseph and Laurette Turcotte Buteau and he graduated from Lewiston High School. In his younger years he worked in the paving industry before […]
Robert G. Burnham
AUBURN — Robert G. Burnham, 61, a longtime resident of Auburn, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the Auburn Hospice House. He was born in Lewiston on Feb. 13, 1956, a son of the late Harold R. & Jean A. (Beckman) Burnham. He grew up in Auburn, attending local schools and graduated from Edward Little High School […]
Raymond L. Fleury I
AUBURN — Raymond Lucien Fleury I, 76, of 23 Sand Hill Road, died Friday evening, Oct. 6, at Hospice House after health complications due to a fall. He was born in Monmouth on Sept. 29, 1941, the son of Leonidas and Dorilla Fleury. He lived his early childhood on Lincoln Street before marrying Dorothy Chabot […]
Fishing in the rain
Emmett Johnson, 4, of Auburn casts his line while fishing with his family at the inlet of Lake Auburn on Monday. Johnson, his father, Ryan, mother, Trisha, and three brothers, Nolan, Tanner and Cooper, found time between house projects to go fishing in the rain on a day with no school. “It started raining, but […]
Rosaire G. Gauthier
AUGUSTA — Rosaire G. Gauthier of Jackman, born Jan. 7, 1930, passed away peacefully Oct. 6 after a long illness. Born in Canada to the late Alfred and Felixiene (Pacquet) Gauthier, he was a cook for the lumbermen at the age of 14. He later joined the Army and served in the Korean Conflict. In 1957 […]
Thomas A. Fournier
JAY — Thomas Arthur Fournier, 68, of Jay, passed away Saturday, Sept. 30, with his grandson, Thomas, by his side, due to a 4-wheeler accident in Jay. He was born Sept. 21, 1949, in Farmington, a son of George and Lorraine (Madore) Fournier. He grew up in Jay and was a 1968 graduate of Jay High […]
Therese P. Cyr
AUBURN — Therese P. (Croteau) Cyr, 76, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Sept. 28, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Lewiston on January 3, 1941, the daughter of the late Leonard and Florence (LaFontaine) Croteau. Therese lived in Maine her entire life, and graduated from Edward Little High School. She […]
Outdoors in Maine: Leeman's the name, outdoors writing has been the game
Maine fishing writer Bob Leeman, alias “Mr. Trout,” has decided to put away his pen. Leeman has been writing a fishing column for the Northwoods Sporting Journal for almost two decades. His debut as an outdoor writer was a half century ago, he recalls, when he started writing an outdoor column called Wildlife Corner for […]
Thomas A. Donaldson Sr.
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — Thomas A. Donaldson Sr., of Havre de Grace, Md., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the age of 89. He was the loving husband for 59 years to Lorraine (Leavitt) Donaldson. He was the devoted father to Thomas A. Donaldson Jr. and John C. Donaldson and his wife, Kimberly. He […]