AUBURN — Michael P. Landry, 64, of Lewiston, died at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn on Sunday, Aug. 19, following a long illness. Born in Lewiston on April 4, 1954, he was the son of Roger and Catherine Clabby Landry. Educated locally, Mike loved music and playing guitar. He was […]
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Sandra Lee Simone Monier
LEWISTON — Sandra Lee Simone Monier, 72, of Randolph, passed away at Marshwood Center in Lewiston on Sunday, July 29, from complications of a stroke in 2016. She was born in Lewiston on Nov. 15, 1945 and was adopted by her loving parents, Cyrille Joseph Perreault and Marie Florilda Bourgoin-Perreault while she was still a baby. […]
Thomas Scott Manduca
SKOWHEGAN — Thomas Scott Manduca, 55, of Dresden and Monmouth, died Friday, June 8, unexpectedly at work in Skowhegan. Tom was born April 14, 1963, in York, to William J. and Jeannine Y. (Dionne) Manduca. He served as the head swim coach for the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA as part of the Maine state YMCA swim league, executive […]
Douglas B. Ladd
AUBURN — Douglas Ladd, 82, passed away Thursday, May 31, at Clover Health Care in Auburn, after a brief illness. He was born, June 22, 1935, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, to the late Raymond and Francis Goggin Ladd. Douglas grew up in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada, where he attended school, played hockey and raced motorcycles. He married Shirley […]
Jeffrey W. Arsenault
RUMFORD — Jeffrey W. Arsenault, 49, died Friday, March 16, 2018, at Rumford Hospital. He resided on Norton Road in Dixfield. Born in Rumford on April 13, 1968, he was the son of James and Judith (Larsen) Arsenault. Jeffrey was a graduate of Dirigo High School and the University of Southern Maine. He worked for Pier […]
Raymond A. Desmarais
LEWISTON — Raymond A. Desmarais, 85, of Lisbon, was born July 27, 1932, and passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Friday, Jan. 26, at Woodlands Memory Care in Lewiston. The birth and death of this great man, however, is not nearly as relevant as all the days and nights that he lived to the […]
James Rockwell Garner
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — James “Jim” Rockwell Garner, 75, formerly of Portland, passed away peacefully wednesday, Jan. 3, in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born in Barre, Vt. on Oct. 21, 1942, the son of Dr. William C. Garner and Edith (Harris) Garner. Jim joined the Navy in 1961, where he served on the USS John C. Calhoun […]
Robert M. Levesque Sr.
DAVENPORT, Fla,. — Robert M. Levesque Sr., 68, of Jeremy Drive, Davenport, died Saturday, Dec. 9, at his home, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Lewiston on April 27, 1949, the only son and youngest child of Amedee and Viola (Petrin) Levesque. On Sept. 25, 1971, Robert married […]
Willard E. Gervais
WOODSTOCK, Vt. — Willard Gervais, formerly of Lewiston, passed away Dec. 1, 2017, in Vermont. Born in St. Agatha on March 18, 1932, he was the son Onezime and Mabel Chasse Gervais. In the early years, he moved to Lewiston, attending schools there. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was honorably […]
Wales student following in his dad's fingertips
Spencer Barker, 17, plays the guitar outside Oak Hill High School in Wales on Wednesday. The junior said he picked up the acoustic guitar and started to learn how to play about one week ago. He said he has been interested in playing since his dad played bass guitar in the band Dark Rain when […]