AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage frequently reminds people that Maine is a poor state and unable to afford its generous welfare programs. But when it comes to paying his own staff, LePage has been a generous boss compared to his Democratic counterparts in Vermont and New Hampshire. A Sun Journal review of public salary records […]
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Timothy J. Simboli
1968 – 2015 MANCHESTER, N.H. — Timothy John Simboli, 47, of Woodsville, N.H., was called home to be with our Lord on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. He was born in Mexico on July 23, 1968, a son of Louise Jean (Simboli) Waterhouse and Richard Waterhouse. He was a […]
Huguette ‘Peg’ R. Reilly
1938 – 2015 ALEXANDRIA, N.H. — Huguette “Peg” R. Reilly, 77, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Franklin Regional Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born and raised in Lewiston, the daughter of Aristide and Irma (Carrier) Roy. Huguette earned a bachelor’s degree in English, but spent most of her working career in mortgage banking. […]
Bertha L. Miller
1937 – 2015 BROWNFIELD — Bertha L. Miller, 78, of Brownfield died Sunday, Sept. 27, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, where she had been living for the past two years. She was born on Mar. 18, 1937, in North Conway, N.H., a daughter of, Chester A. and Molly B. (Douglas) Day. Bertha […]
Shirley L. Poirier
1942 – 2015 LEEDS — Shirley L. Poirier, 72, a resident of Bernie Hartford Road, Leeds, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at her home in Leeds. She was born in Nashua, N.H., on Nov. 17, 1942, the daughter of George Mayor and Lillian Ford. Shirley attended school in Newport, R.I. Shirley was married to […]
Jason P. Averill
1974 – 2015 POLAND — Jason Paris Averill, 40, of Poland died Thursday, Sept. 17, at his home. He was born in Mexico on Dec. 27, 1974, the son of Bert Averill and Melanie Andrews Averill Brow. He attended schools in Auburn, Poland, Farmington, N.H., Rochester, N.H., and Acton and graduated with the Class of […]
Bruce W. Hazelton
1927 – 2015 NORTH YARMOUTH — Bruce W. Hazelton, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 10. He was born on Nov. 2, 1927, in Chester, N.H. to Robert C. and Margaret (McComb) Hazelton. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H., Class of 1946. Following high school, he attended Amos Tuck School of […]
Georgette Coulombe
1927 – 2015 BERLIN, N.H. — Georgette Coulombe of Berlin, N.H., died Tuesday, Sept 1, at Coos County Nursing Home with her son, daughter and daughter-in-law by her side. She was born in 1927 to Treffle and Alice (Levesque) Lassonde. When she was 8 months old, her mother passed away and she was adopted by […]
Leon A. Gorman
Chairman Emeritus, L.L.Bean, Inc., 1934 – 2015 YARMOUTH — Leon A. Gorman, who loved the state of Maine and shared its values and spirit with the world through the company his grandfather founded in 1912, died on Thursday, Sept. 3, in Yarmouth. Although Leon always considered himself a Mainer, he was born in Nashua, N.H., […]
Ruth V. Martin
1926 – 2015 AUBURN — Ruth V. Martin, 89, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Wednesday morning, Sept. 2, at Clover Health Care. She was born on March 9, 1926, in Concord, N.H., the daughter of Ruth L. and Benjamin F. Martin. She moved to Brooklyn, N.Y. Ruth was a member of the […]