1949 – 2015 TOGUS — Roland J. Lauze of Lovell died Saturday, Sept. 19, at Togus. Roland was born Dec. 27, 1949, the son of Bertrand and Yvette Lauze. Roland was educated in Lewiston. After school, he worked construction, until he joined the U.S. Army. He went into the “land clearers” engineers unit, where he […]
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Reginald P. Mains
1926 – 2015 LEWISTON — Reginald P. Mains of Poplar Ridge Road, Otisfield, died on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Lewiston. Born May 20, 1926, in Naples, he was a son of Irving and Eva Mains. He enjoyed driving his Model T. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Online condolences may be […]
Patrick C. Vaillancourt
1948 – 2015 WALES — Patrick Cyril Vaillancourt passed away alongside his wife, Jeanine, in a motorcycle accident on Monday, Sept. 7. He was born June 22, 1948, in Van Buren, the son of Gerard and Rosella Vaillancourt. Pat served his country as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam and was awarded a Purple Heart for […]
Gary L. Darling
1950 – 2015 SOUTH PORTLAND — Gary L. Darling of South Portland transitioned on to heaven, surrounded by his loving family, after his courageous battle with cancer ended on Sunday, Sept. 20. He was born on April 6, 1950, in Portland to Louis A. and Anita M. (Violette) Darling. Much to his disappointment, he was […]
Patrick C. Vaillancourt
1948 – 2015 WALES — Patrick Cyril Vaillancourt passed away alongside his wife, Jeanine, in a motorcycle accident on Monday, Sept. 7. He was born on June 21, 1948, in Van Buren. Pat worked as an insulator at Bath Iron Works and retired in November 2014, after 38 years with the shipyard. He served in […]
Paul Stephen Roderick
1950 – 2015 LEWISTON — Heaven had an opening, so the angels escorted Paul Stephen Roderick, 64, of Lewiston to heaven to fill that empty space on Sunday, Sept. 6. Born on Oct. 14, 1950, to Rosario and Laurianne Berube Roderick, Paul began a life of adventure and a love of his country. Paul was […]
Wilder H. Bailey
1926 – 2015 LIVERMORE FALLS — Wilder H. Bailey, 88, a resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, at his home, surrounded by his family, following a brief illness. He was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Dover-Foxcroft, the son of Frank Alonzo Bailey and Celeste Marie (Hayford) Bailey. He attended school at Dover-Foxcroft […]
Lawrence Williams
1923 – 2015 ROCKPORT — Lawrence Williams, 91, formerly of Wilton, died Saturday, Sept. 5, at home in Rockport. Lawrence was born Oct. 1, 1923, in Farmington, a son of Dearborn and Gladys (Eaton) Williams. He received his education in local schools. Lawrence was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War […]
Stephen L. Lancaster
1943 – 2015 AUBURN — Stephen L. Lancaster, 72, of Farmington passed away on Monday, Sept. 7, at the Hospice House in Auburn after a strong battle with liver cancer. His devoted wife, Julie; daughter, Bethany; and nephew, Jerry, were by his side. He is now in the comfort of the Lord. He was born […]
Air-show ride ‘best day of my life’
BRUNSWICK — The original B-25 Mitchell Bomber “Panchito” flew combat missions out of Okinawa, dropping bombs on Japan in World War II. A restored B-25, renamed “Panchito” in that plane’s honor, flew a group of reporters and a Korean War veteran out of Brunswick Executive Airport on Friday as part of the weekend-long Great State […]