1929 – 2015 NORTH WATERFORD — Evelyn M. “Evie” (Allen) McAuliffe, 85, died Tuesday, June 9, at her home in North Waterford. She was born on July 17, 1929, in Cambridge, Mass., a daughter of Albert and Hazel (O’Neill) Allen. During her married life, Evie, formerly of Watertown and Marlborough, Mass., enjoyed vacationing with her […]
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Theodore Courtland Johanson
1937 – 2015 VINALHAVEN — Theodore Courtland Johanson died on Friday, June 5, in Vinalhaven. Ted was born in Lynn, Mass., on Oct. 24, 1937, to Helmer C. Johanson and Ernestine Haines. He grew up with his sister, Patricia, in Swampscott, Mass. He loved life on the ocean and began hauling lobster traps at a […]
Abortions down in New England states
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The number of abortions performed annually in New England is declining, according to an Associated Press data analysis, echoing a nationwide trend. But at least two groups attribute the drop to different factors. Rhode Island and Connecticut have seen the most significant decreases since 2010. The number of abortions in Rhode Island […]
Helen A. Strout
1941 – 2015 FAYETTE — Helen Ann (Casey) Strout, 73, a resident of Moose Hill, Fayette, in the company of her beloved husband, Lee, daughters, grandchildren and friends who guarded her last days, Helen Strout (Gray Mane) passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 26. Her late great-granddaughter, Jillian Marie, hovered above, gently […]
Robert C. Poor
1935 – 2015 PARRISH, Fla. — Robert C. Poor, 79, of Parrish, Fla., formerly of Norway and Lynn, Mass., passed away Saturday, May 16, peacefully at his home, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Born in Lynn, Mass., on Nov. 6 1935, he was the son of Gladys Roche and George L. C. Poor. […]
Mary ‘Maisie’ F. Kingston
1920 – 2015 Maisie, as she has been called since childhood, was born in Lewiston on Aug. 19, 1920. Maisie shared her home on College Street with mother, Maryann (Doyle) Kingston and father, Samuel Kingston. Also present in Maisie’s life were three older brothers, Sam, Henry and Paul (all have predeceased Maisie). Being of old […]
William J. Shurick
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. — William J. Shurick, 88, of Glendale, R.I., passed away Thursday, May 21, at the Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I. He was the loving husband of 66 years to Pauline (Ducharme) Shurick. He was born in Millville, Mass., son of the late William and Irene (Lamothe) Shurick. Bill worked as a truck […]
Diamond Angelides
1922 – 2015 LEWISTON — Diamond Angelides, formerly of 36 Jeannette Ave., Lewiston, died on Wednesday, May 20, at Central Maine Medical Center. She was born in Watertown, Mass., on Dec. 8, 1922, the daughter of Nicholas and Katina Rallis. She is survived by her sons, Paul Angelides and his wife, Sherry, and Leo Angelides […]
Francis Joseph Bartasius
1918 – 2015 POLAND — Francis “Frank” Joseph Bartasius, 96, of Poland passed away peacefully at his home on Friday May 8. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 19, 1918, the son of the late Sophie Donkus and Anthony Bartasius. Frank was very proud of his Lithuanian heritage. He grew up in Lewiston and […]
Carol Bean Tate
1955 – 2015 LAURINBURG, N.C. — Carol Bean Tate, 59, finished her course in faith on Monday, May 4. Carol was born Sept. 10, 1955, in Waltham, Mass., a daughter of the late Faye Dorothea Harriman Bean. She grew up in South Paris. As a teaching assistant at Fort Bragg, N.C., in 1977, she met […]