HOLDEN — Thomas “Tom” Raymond McBean, 68, passed away of natural causes at his residence in Holden, on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Born in Rumford, to Harold Raymond and Kathleen Faye (Goodridge) McBean on March 13, 1949, Tom graduated from Stephens High School in 1967 and attended Husson College before signing on with the Chicago Cubs Baseball […]

MONMOUTH — Ronald L. Mocciola Sr., 73, a resident of Monmouth, passed away Monday, Jan. 22, at his home. He was born March 31, 1944, in the Bronx, N.Y., the son of Gerard Mocciola and Anastasia (Bougades) Mocciola, immigrants from Italy and Greece. Ron attended school in the Bronx, and relocated to Monmouth in 1964. He […]

LISBON — Libby Powers Vasel, 89, passed away peacefully early in the morning Monday, Jan. 22, with her loving husband of 68 years by her side. She was born March 19, 1928, a daughter of Violet Powers of Sugar Hill, N.H. Libby grew up in the New Hampshire mountains and a piece of her heart remained […]

RANGELEY — Eleanor May Guevremont, 86, of Rangeley, passed away at her home on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 23, surrounded by Frenchie, her loving husband of 50 years, and daughters, Amber and Linda, and their families. She was born on the family farm in Rangeley, on March 14, 1931, the daughter of Walter and Eva […]

RUMFORD — Geraldine P. Mawhinney, 84, of Rumford and formerly of Auburn and Portland, died Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Rumford Community Home. Geraldine was born Nov. 13, 1933, in Rumford, the daughter of David and Priscilla (Weeks) Mawhinney, and was a graduate of Mexico High School, Class of 1951. She worked for Pan Am Airways […]

AUGUSTA — Ramona A. (Knowlton) Cook passed away Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Augusta. She was born at home March 13, 1929, in Dresden, and was the daughter of the late Sherman Hoyt Knowlton and Ethelwyn M. (Reed) Knowlton. Ramona graduated from Bridge Academy High School in Dresden in 1947. She was predeceased by a son, Royce […]

NORRIDGEWOCK — Nancy E. Paradie, 78, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, at her home in Norridgewock. She was born April 26, 1939, in Madison, the daughter of Forest S. and Elizabeth H. (Kelley) Wills. She was educated at the schools of Rockland and Madison, and graduated from Madison High School in 1986 with daughters Bonnie and […]