1916 – 2014 LEWISTON — Catherine King Oliver, 98, of Portland died on Friday, May 30, attended by family members as she joined her beloved husband, Vincent, in Heaven. She was born in Boston on March 3, 1916, to Patrick and Barbara Joyce King, recent arrivals from Ballyconneely County, Galway, Ireland. She left Boston at age […]
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Donald M. Spiller
1921 – 2014 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Donald Martin Spiller, 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 24, in Florida. He was born in Raymond on Oct. 22, 1921, a son of the late Martin C. Spiller and Marion J. Morrill. Donald was a World War ll veteran. He was predeceased by his dear wife, […]
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William ‘Bill’ O’Donnell
1947 – 2014 TAMPA, Fla. — William ‘Bill’ O’Donnell, 66, died on Thursday, Jan. 2, at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Fla. Bill was born in Nova Scotia on Dec. 29, 1947, a son of Cyril and Catherine (Poirier) O’Donnell. The family moved to Bangor when Bill was 2 years old. He […]
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Ralph ‘Peter’ Beckey
1950 – 2014 GILA BEND, Ariz. — Ralph “Peter” Beckey, 63, of Gila Bend, Ariz., formerly a resident of Greene and Florida, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at West Valley Emergency Center in Buckeye, Ariz. He was born May 23, 1950, in Lewiston, the son of Robert P. Beckey and Pauline W. (Footman) Beckey. […]
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NASA’s newest Mars flyer will explore atmosphere
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA hopes its newest Mars spacecraft lives up to its know-it-all name. The robotic explorer called Maven is due to blast off Monday on a 10-month journey to the red planet. There, it will orbit Mars and study the atmosphere to try to understand how the planet morphed from warm […]
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Irene Beaucage
1921 – 2013 SANFORD, Fla. — Irene Beaucage, 92, of Sanford, Fla., died Sunday, Sept. 15, at Central Florida Regional Hospital. Born in Lewiston on May 19, 1921, she was the daughter of Oliver and Marieanne Hamel. She married Donald Beaucage on May 29, 1940. Together, they operated stores for Sherwin-Williams in Massachusetts and Florida […]
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Robert R. Gladu
1935 – 2013 LEWISTON — Robert R. Gladu, 78, of Lewiston, beloved husband for over 50 years of Ginette (Grenier) Gladu, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 1, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lewiston on Jan. 27, 1935, the son of the late Ronald and Loretta Laberge Gladu. He […]
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Margaret L. Whyte
1926 – 2013 WEST PARIS — Margaret L. Whyte, 87, died Monday, Sept. 16, at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. She was a resident of Swift River Road in Byron. She was born in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 13, 1926, and attended schools in Florida. She was married on March 6, 1946, in Charlton […]
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Zimmerman’s wife seeks life insurance policy
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman’s wife is asking that he pay for a permanent life insurance policy with her named as the beneficiary, according to a divorce petition made public Friday. Shellie Zimmerman said in the petition that her husband should pay the premiums on the policy since he “has the financial ability to […]
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Fernand E. Lebrun
1935 – 2013 WILLISTON, Fla. — Fernand E. Lebrun died Wednesday, July 24, in Williston, Fla. He was born in Lewiston, on April 2, 1935, to John and Grace Lavoie Lebrun, and graduated from St. Dom’s High School in 1954. He is survived by his best friend, Ronald Contois; and brothers, Donald of Lewiston and […]