LEWISTON — Emily F. DeNeill, 96, of Norway passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 16, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Emily was born on Peaks Island on March 6, 1921, a daughter of Percy R. and Elizabeth (Pedersen) Compton. She attended school on Peaks Island until second grade, when she then attended elementary […]
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On the Job Training students graduate as CNAs
WATERVILLE — Six local students graduated as certified nursing assistants at a ceremony held at Thomas College on Jan. 18. Patty Shuck, RN, director of nursing at Lakewood Continuing Care Center, welcomed administrators, staff, residents, family, friends, teachers and community partners to the pinning ceremony and presentation of certificates. Commencement remarks were shared by instructors Chris […]
CNAs graduate Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education
Ten certified nursing assistant students who completed the Maine certified course through Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education graduated Feb. 1 at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris. They are, from front to back, instructor Marcia Campbell, R.N., Annika Kahkonen, Brenda Malm, Whitney Wilson, Breenna McAllister, Sabrina McNeil, Samantha Green, Reegan Durgin and David Gates. […]
Graduate already knows what she wants to be when she grows up: a nurse
MEXICO — Blair Stevens wanted to make doubly sure that going into nursing was the right thing for her. And she did. Blair, a senior at Telstar High School, completed the certified nursing assistant program at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology, where she became the 2016 Student of the Year for the vocational […]
Ronda M. Ballard
1970 – 2015 PORTLAND — Ronda Mary Ballard, 45, of Mechanic Falls, died Saturday, July 4, at Maine Medical Center of an aneurysm. As she left this world, she gave her kidneys to two recipients as a gift of life, allowing them to be taken off dialysis. She was born on April 21, 1970, in […]
Ellen Remington
1948 – 2015 LEWISTON — Ellen Remington, 67, of Lewiston, passed away Wednesday, June 17, at Marshwood Center nursing home with her family by her side. She was born in Rumford on March 11, 1948, the daughter of Robert and Janet Clifton. She worked for many years at d’Youville Pavilion and Montello Manor as a […]
Gilberte A. Letourneau
1922 – 2015 AUBURN — Gilberte A. Letourneau, 93, of Auburn, passed away on Thursday, June 18, at Clover Manor. She was born in Courcelles, Quebec, Canada, on Feb. 17, 1922, a daughter of the late Raoul Edmond and Virginia (Messier) Arsenault. She married Louis Letourneau in 1941 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. They were happily married […]