RUMFORD — Cephus R. Irish, 84, of Highland Terrace in Mexico, passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, at Rumford Community Home following a long illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Turner on April 8, 1933, a son of Cephus E. and Cecile (Rondau) Irish. Cephus was a graduate of Mexico High School, Class […]

LEWISTON — Bernard J. Poirier, 86, of Rumford, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, at CMMC in Lewiston. He was born in Mexico on Dec. 23, 1930, the son of Vincent and Mary (Arsenault) Poirier, and graduated from Stephens High School in Rumford, Class of 1950. He served with the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955 during […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — Louise (Strout) Jones Field, 86, of Livermore Falls, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 6, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 21, 1931, in Livermore, the daughter of Basil B. Strout and Iris E. Lord. She was a graduate of Livermore Falls High School. After graduation she enrolled in […]

AUBURN — Yvette L. Chenard, 91, of Fair Street, Lewiston, died Monday, Dec. 4, at The Hospice House, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Rumford on March 9, 1926, a daughter of the late Felix and Albertine (Brodeau) Blouin. She was educated in local schools and then started working in local […]

LEEDS — On the morning of Sunday, Dec. 3, Jerry passed away unexpectedly in his home in Leeds. Jerry loved hunting and fishing and the Dallas Cowboys! He enjoyed gardening, antiquing and woodworking. He spent most of his time outside enjoying what nature has to offer. Jerry was one of the best Lisbon High School wrestlers […]

NORWAY — Donna P. Melville, 72, of Norway, formerly of Baileyville, passed away on Wednesday at Stephens Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born in Norway, May 17, 1945, the daughter of Ivan H. and Ann Culbert Proctor. Donna graduated from West Paris High School in the Class of 1964 and in her younger […]

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — John Sumner Cummings, a native of Auburn, son of William H. Cummings and Jane Glenola Wright Cummings, husband of Joan Borthwick Cummings and father of Christina Cummings Kang of Grand Prairie, Texas, and John S. Cummings Jr. of Washington, D.C., died Sunday, Nov. 26, at the age of 87, in Grand Prairie, […]

PORTLAND — Jean Taylor Cardwell Anton, 94, of Greenwood, died Thursday, Nov. 30, in Portland, after a brief illness. Jean was born July 18, 1923, in Lynchburg, Va., the eldest child of Bennett Cardwell and Olive Taylor Cardwell. She graduated from Randolph Macon Women’s College where she excelled in mathematics. After graduation, she supported the war […]