SABATTUS — Rita Amanda D’Amour, 91, of Sabattus left this world to be with our Lord on Saturday, Sept. 1. She had been fighting a very courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 30 years. On July 2, 1951, she was married at Holy Family Church in Lewiston to the love of her life, Richard T. […]
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Marilyn Joyce Grant
AUBURN — Marilyn Joyce Grant, 81, died in Auburn on Wednesday evening, Sept. 12. Marilyn was born in Lewiston on March 27, 1937, the daughter of Caleb and Ethel (Lothrop) Long. She had been a homemaker most of her life and with her late husband, Harold Wilfred Grant, raised two sons, Harold Grant Jr. of Florida […]
Yvette T. LaChance Maillet
BRANFORD, Conn. — Yvette T. LaChance Maillet, 88, of Stratford, Conn., beloved wife of the late Laurier Maillet, passed away Tuesday, July 17, in Connecticut Hospice Branford. Yvette, a homemaker, was born in Lewiston on May 14, 1930, to the late Joseph and Clementine (LaRoche) LaChance and has been a longtime area resident. She was an […]
Bessie Alyce Hildreth
SOUTH PARIS — Bessie Alyce Hildreth, 94, of Sunderland Drive, Auburn, died Monday, July 16, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris after a five-day stay. Bessie was born in Lewiston on May 12, 1924, the daughter of John and Stella Bezantakos Liarakos. She was educated in Lewiston schools, graduating from LHS in 1942. Bessie […]
Therese G. McPhee
AUBURN — Therese G. McPhee, 92 passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 4, at Clover Manor Health Care in Auburn. She was born Nov. 22, 1925, in Lynn, Mass., and was raised and educated in Marblehead, Mass, graduating from Marblehead High School in 1944. The day after graduation, she moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for the […]
Florence A. Blouin
AUBURN — Florence A. Blouin, 80, of Lewiston died July 8 after complications from a long battle with Inclusive Body Myositis. She was born in Hartford, Conn., on Aug. 30, 1937, and attended schools in Hartford, central Missouri and Lewiston. She was proud to be a homemaker while her children were growing up. After her family […]
Eleanor M. Smith
FARMINGTON — Eleanor M. Smith, 92, formerly of East Stoneham flew home to the Lord, peacefully Thursday, June 21, at the Sandy River Center. She was born Feb. 11, 1926, in North Lovell, where she grew up, the daughter of Freeman and Annie Flint McKeen. She graduated from Bridgton Academy in the Class of 1946. She […]
Gilmay I. Cayer
AUBURN — Gilmay I. Cayer, 79, of Lewiston peacefully passed away at the Sarah Frye Home in Auburn on Wednesday, May 23, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Madawaska on Oct. 23, 1938, a daughter of the late Joseph and Irene (Chasse) Fraser. At a young age, her family moved to […]
Katherine Romano Holmes
SOUTH PORTLAND — Katherine Romano Holmes, 103, of Cole Street died peacefully Monday, May 21, with her loving family by her side. Katherine was born in Berlin, N.H., April 7, 1915, the daughter of the late Bartolomew and Marie (LePore) Romano. She was educated in Canton schools and graduated from Canton High School in the Class […]
Josephine "Josie" Yarnish
RUMFORD — Josephine “Josie” Yarnish of Gleason St., Mexico, died Friday, April 27, at the Rumford Hospital. She was a resident of Gleason Street in Mexico for many years. She was born in Rumford, the daughter of William and Anne (Litvaitis) Milishousky, and graduated from Mexico High School. Josie was a homemaker and a Communicant of […]