LEWISTON — Louis E. Driscoll, 95, of Oak Park in Lewiston died Friday, Aug. 24, at Marshwood Center in Lewiston. He was born in Haverhill, Mass., on Aug. 5, 1923, son of the late Jeremiah and Ethel (Graffam) Driscoll. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II. Louis is survived by his daughter, […]
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Weldon R. Donsbach
VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. — Weldon R. Donsbach, 94, peacefully passed away Jan. 24, in hospice care at Tolstoy Foundation in Valley Cottage, N.Y., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 4, 1923, to Adolph and Cora Donsbach. He enlisted and served in the U.S. Navy from December 1942 […]
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Edward Michael Fahey Jr.
FALMOUTH — Edward Michael Fahey Jr., 96, of Auburn, died Friday, Feb. 9, in Falmouth, following a brief illness. Born in Lewiston on May 20, 1921, he was the son of Edward and Agnes Byrnes Fahey. He was a parishioner of the former St. Patrick’s Church of Lewiston, graduated from St. Patrick’s grammar school in 1934, […]
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Rita L. Fuller
VOORHEES, N.J. — Rita L. (Gagnon) Lee Fuller, 93, a former resident of Jay, passed away early Sunday morning, Jan. 14, at the Senior Living Center in Voorhees, N.J., surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 30, 1924, in Livermore Falls, the daughter of Onemise Gagnon and Rose (Michaud) Gagnon. She was a graduate […]
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Pauline E. Stepp
POLAND SPRING — Pauline Elaine (Polly) Stepp, 93, of 151 Watson Road, Poland Spring, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 5. She was born April 18, 1924, in Augusta, to Minnie Curtis (Benner) and Alfred Clifton Eastman Jr. Polly met and married her husband, Willis (“Red”) Stepp, when Red was serving in the […]
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Philip R. Anderson
DURHAM — Philip R. Anderson, 93, of Holland Lane, Durham, passed away Dec. 23. Philip was born in Sanford in 1924, son of Stephen and Hope Anderson. Philip graduated from Brunswick High School in 1942. Philip married Louise Aldrich of Hobart, N.Y., on Oct. 5, 1947, in Durham. Philip served in the European Theatre during WWII […]
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Pearl Harbor Day recognized in Farmington
Gordon Webber, left, of Mount Vernon looks on as Ken Jones of Temple prepares to toss a wreath into the Sandy River off Center Bridge in Farmington during a Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Day ceremony Thursday. Members of veterans’ organizations gathered at the bridge for a short ceremony commemorating Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese […]
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Woman celebrates 100th birthday on Pearl Harbor Day
RUMFORD — Birthday wishes came from state and national senators for Hazel Kennedy — a member of the Women’s Army Corps during World War II who turned 100 Thursday, the anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Seated in a wheelchair at Rumford Community Home, where she is a resident, Hazel was honored with gifts and […]
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Letters from War
About a year ago, a man in Mesa, Arizona, emailed The Washington Post saying he had hundreds of letters written by a single family during World War II. When reporter Dan Lamothe began reading them, he couldn’t put the letters down. The letters detail everything from the monotony of training, to the struggles of the […]
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A storage unit opened, and a family’s World War II service and secrets were revealed
MESA, Ariz. — The storage unit’s corrugated metal door slid upward, revealing 100 square feet of mostly empty space. Not very promising, thought Joe Alosi, a businessman who bid on units, sight unseen, when tenants stopped paying the rent. Several plastic bins sat in the middle of the floor, and dust billowed as Alosi peeled […]