SOUTH PARIS – Robert E. Poliquin Sr. passed away on Saturday, July 22, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris. Retired Gunnery Sgt. Poliquin served 23 years in the U.S. Marine Corps stateside and in posts overseas, including Vietnam, Okinawa and Puerto Rico. Upon retirement, Poliquin, along with his wife, Betty, settled in Lewiston, […]
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David Turner Gammon
SOUTH PARIS — David Turner Gammon was born May 14, 1926, in Hartford, son of the late Harold Gammon and Edith DeCoster Gammon. David passed away July 25 at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, where he had made many friends and received excellent care. David enlisted in the U.S. Army in World War […]
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Richard L. Wade
SOUTH PARIS — Richard Loton Wade, 85, of South Paris passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 6, at the Maine Veterans’ Home. Richard was born in Norway on Oct. 27, 1931, to Myrle L. and Delores (Gould) Wade. He graduated from Norway High School in 1949. In May 1951, Richard enlisted into the U.S. Navy […]
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Maine Veterans’ Homes to presents series on elder-care planning
PARIS — The Maine Veterans’ Home will once again present a three-part series on subjects related to health care issues that seniors face as they grow older. This year, to further enhance public knowledge of eldercare, there will be a three-part series covering the following topics: Advance Health Care Directives, the MaineCare system and Veterans’ […]
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Maine Veterans Home names Terry Boissonneau as Veteran of the Month
PARIS — Terry R. Boissonneau has been named the Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans Home. Boissonneau served in the U.S. Army, being drafted Sept. 28, 1965, and was honorably discharged on July 7, 1967, achieving the rank of E4. He was born on July 3, 1945, and grew up in Westbrook, graduating […]
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Retired coast guardman named Veteran of the Month
PARIS — Maine Veterans’ Home has named Robert E. Burbank, who retired after more than 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, as the Veteran of the Month. Burbank was born on Nov. 27, 1938, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to Raymond and Ellen Burbank, and he has one sister and two brothers. He grew up on Nantasket […]
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Maine Veterans’ Home unveils Vietnam Memorial display
PARIS — Veterans of World War II and the Vietnam and Korean wars attended a ceremony Sunday afternoon that introduced a new Vietnam Memorial display case at the Maine Veterans’ Home. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. Among the home’s residents and their families and friends in attendance, more than […]