BROOKLINE, Mass. — Gloria Nolin Tewhey, 73, of Gorham, passed away Sept. 29 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Brookline, Mass. She died from complications associated with her 16-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She was born July 2, 1944, in Lewiston, the daughter of Henry and Carmel Dumont Nolin. After graduating from Westbrook College in […]
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Linda S. Patrick
PORTLAND — Linda Faye (Smith) Patrick, 73, of Lisbon Falls, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 30, at Maine Medical Center in Portland with her family by her side. She was born in Abilene, Texas, on Aug. 21, 1944, a daughter of the late Leonard and Georgia Leona (Worthington) Smith. She attended school in Abilene, Texas, graduating […]
G. Eunice "Noonie" Martel
HINGHAM, Mass. — G. Eunice “Noonie” (Coughlin) Martel, formerly of Lewiston, died on Thursday, Sept. 14, in Hingham, Mass., surrounded by her loving family. Noonie was a warm spirit with a ready smile and a twinkle in her eye. She deeply loved her family and her friends. She was born Aug. 27, 1931, in Wethersfield, Conn., […]
Elwin J. Demchak
DURHAM — Elwin J. Demchak, 66, of Durham, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully, Saturday, Sept. 16, at his home in Durham. He was born Oct. 10, 1950, the son of John and Alvis (Alexander) Demchak Sr. He graduated from Lisbon High School in 1968. Elwin worked in the construction and building field most of his life. […]
Magical earth: Nature still providing late-season bounty
The leaves on our old maples are beginning to turn their bright shades of red and gold, the lawn is no longer growing enough to require mowing, and a definite chill has been in the evening air. It’s almost the end of the gardening season. This hasn’t been the best year on record, but then, […]
Merton C. Parlin
MADISON — Merton Cyrus Parlin, 82, of Anson passed away on Monday, Sept. 11, in Madison. He was the only son of Cyrus Parlin and Marjorie Tibbetts Parlin. He was born on Aug. 26 1935, he attended school in Anson and graduated from Anson Academy in 1954. After high school he enlisted in the United States […]
Gerard J. Vaillancourt
AUBURN — Gerard J. Vaillancourt, 89, of Lewiston, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 9, at The Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, with his family by his side. He was born in Van Buren, on Oct. 16, 1927, the son of the late Cyril and Melina (Erideau) Vaillancourt. He lived most of his life in Lewiston where […]
Janet G. Crosson
NEW GLOUCESTER — Janet Gray Crosson, 80, died Monday, Aug. 28. Janet (Jan) Crosson was born Dec. 8, 1936, in Akron, OH, and grew up in Mansfield, OH. She was a graduate of Ohio University at Athens where she received a bachelor’s in fine arts. She also completed graduate work at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts […]
Shirley E. Staples
BRUNSWICK — Shirley (Enman) Staples, 81, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 2, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She was born in Upton on Sept. 22, 1935, the daughter of the late Franklin and Katherine (Barnett) Enman. Shirley graduated from Rumford High School and lived in Maine most of her life. She married the love of […]
Gloria Ann Caron
LEWISTON — Gloria Ann Caron, 61, of 17 Tampa St., Lewiston, lost her courageous battle with cancer and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 3, with her loving family by her side. She was an amazing lady to all who knew her. Even though it took her life, she never let her cancer […]