SOUTH PARIS — Edna J. Twitchell, wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at Market Square Nursing Home on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Edna was born to Benjamin F. Philbrick and Elizabeth Alice (Harding) Philbrick on Jan. 4, 1929, in Frye, the youngest of 11 children. During the first year of her life, her mother and sisters moved […]
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Rosemary H. Gagnon Cunion
LEWISTON — Rosemary Helen Gagnon Cunion, 90, formerly of Schooner Estates in Auburn, Maine, died peacefully, surrounded by family after an extended period of ill health, Saturday Aug. 11, in Lewiston. She was born in Portland, Maine, on Jan. 9, 1928, daughter of Telesphore and Winnifred (Burke) Gagnon. She was educated at Holy Family School, Lewiston […]
Raymond E. Breau
PALM BAY, Fla. – Raymond E. Breau, 88, following a lengthy illness, passed on Thursday, June 14, in Palm Bay, Fla., in the presence of his loving family. He was born Dec. 12, 1929, in Mexico, the son of James and Helen (Cormier) Breau. Following his graduation from Mexico High School, he embarked on a 23-year […]
Chesley ‘Chet’ W. Fournier
1927 – 2015 LEWISTON — Chesley “Chet” W. Fournier, 88, a resident of Auburn, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 26, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion, following a brief illness. He was born in Lewiston, March 23, 1927, the son of William and Dollena (White) Fournier. He was educated at Frye and Jordan schools and graduated […]
George Ashley Burgess
1924 – 2015 LEWISTON — George Ashley Burgess, 90, of Minot Avenue, Auburn, formerly of 165 Bartlett St. Lewiston, died Thursday, May 28, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Frye on Sept. 18, 1924, the son of the late William A. and Flora A. (Bushley) Burgess. On Aug. 21, 1954, he married […]
Orland woman ‘so relieved’ after finally hearing from family members missing in wake of Philippines typhoon
ORLAND — Robert and Victoria MacDonald moved to the Philippines on Oct. 9 in an attempt to live a better life than the one they had in Orland. Almost exactly a month later, one of the most powerful typhoons in history ripped through the center of the Philippines, leaving 3,681 reported dead and 1,186 still […]
Ray F. Hodsdon
1942 – 2013 BERWICK — Ray F. Hodsdon, 71, of Berwick, died early Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Roxbury on July 2, 1942, a son of Philo and Alice (Taylor) Hodsdon. He was raised in Frye and was a 1960 graduate of Stephens High School in Rumford. After […]