NEW AUBURN — Douglas N. Pettengill Jr., 59, of New Auburn passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, Aug. 4. He was born in Portland on Dec. 3, 1958, the son of Douglas N. Pettengill Sr. and Barbara C. (Maloney) Crandall. Doug acquired his education in Auburn, and proudly joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1976, […]
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Robert P. Preo
AUBURN — Robert P. Preo died Thursday, July 12. He was born July 1, 1945, in Auburn. His parents were Ralph Preo and Ruby Kinlin. Bob married his childhood sweetheart, Carol LaChance, on March 21, 1964. Bob and Carol had four children: Lisa, Lauri, Rob and Karen. In 1962, Bob joined the U.S. Marine Corps, then, […]
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New Auburn Seniors postpone dinner AUBURN — The New Auburn Seniors have rescheduled the spaghetti and meat sauce dinner to Monday, April 23, at the Sacred Heart Church. Androscoggin County Democrats meeting LEWISTON — The monthly meeting of the Androscoggin County Democratic Committee will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at the Democratic Coordinated Campaign […]
Benjamin Robert Cross
CORAL SEA, AUSTRALIA — Capt. Benjamin Robert Cross, 26, of Bethel, passed away aturday, Aug. 5, in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia in the faithful service of his country. Ben began his beautiful life in Waterville on Jan. 23, 1991. His entrance into this world brought unbelievable joy to his family and […]
Milton D. Weeks
LEWISTON — Milton Davis Weeks, 92, of The Pierce House, Farmington, died on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston. He was born Aug. 12, 1924, in East Wilton, a son of Robert D. and Fannie May (Priest) Weeks. He received his education at the McCrillis Corner Grammar School and was a 1942 […]
David George Cornoni
1959 – 2015 MECHANIC FALLS — David George Cornoni, 56, passed away at his home on Saturday, Oct. 17, after a long illness. He was born on March 23, 1959, in Meriden, Conn., the son of Ronald B. and Anita V. Belanger Cornoni. David attended Greene Central School and Leavitt Area High School before joining […]
Kenneth ‘Ken’ Gilman
1922 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Kenneth “Ken” Gilman, formerly of West Peru, passed away at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris on Saturday, Aug. 22, after a period of deteriorating health. Ken was born on Aug. 25, 1922, in Johnson, Vt., to Forrest Madison Gilman and Margaret Idella Gilman. On Aug. 24, 1946, […]
Oxford concerts to be dedicated in memory of Rep. Heidrich
OXFORD — Members of American Legion Post 112 will dedicate the American Legion Concerts in the Park series in memory of Rep. Ted Heidrich on Tuesday evening, July 28. Tuesday is the first concert of the 2015 summer series. The concerts will be renamed The Ted Heidrich Memorial Concerts, “to honor the man who started […]
Pauline M. Gagnon
1947 – 2015 AUBURN — Pauline M. Gagnon, 67, of Auburn died Wednesday, July 22, at the Androscoggin Hospice House with her family by her side. She was born in Lewiston Dec. 24, 1947, a daughter of the late Paul and Margaret Girouard Gagnon. She attended St. Joseph’s Church in New York prior to relocating […]
Augustus Elliott
1930 – 2015 FAYETTE — Augustus “Gus” “Alvin” Elliott, 84, of Fayette, died early Tuesday morning, June 23, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Gus, known to some as “Alvin,” was born Aug. 19, 1930, at his family homestead in Raymond, N.H., the fourth born out of 11 children to Herbert and Laura […]