1930 – 2015 AUBURN — Richard Joseph Potvin Jr., 84, shoe industrialist, real estate developer, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, of Auburn and Miami Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully on Friday, June 12, at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, with his loving wife by his side. Richard fought off COPD and death with his […]
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Colman L. Sanders
1924 – 2015 CANAL FULTON, Ohio — Colman L. “Coke” Sanders, 91, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, passed away early Sunday morning, June 7. He was born in Evansville, Ind., on Feb. 20, 1924, a son to the late J. Stanley and Annie (Johnson) Sanders. Coke spent his boyhood in the village of Turner before arriving […]
Ruth E. Marstaller
1929 – 2015 CENTER BARNSTEAD, N.H. — On Tuesday, May 5, with a smile on her face and peace in her heart, Ruth Esther Hadley Marstaller took firm hold of her Lord’s hand as He guided her into Heaven’s Paradise. Ruth had been residing in Center Barnstead, N.H., in the home she shared with her […]
Ardeen W. ‘Dean’ Ayer
1934 – 2015 GALION, Ohio — Ardeen W. “Dean” Ayer, 80, of Galion, Ohio, died Saturday, May 2, at Millcreek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Galion. Born June 13, 1934, in Lewiston, he was the son of Carroll A. and Eleanor A. (Daggett) Ayer. He married Virginia M. (Fayle) Ayer on June 25, 1955, and […]
Jo Ellen Winslow
1955 – 2015 ROXBURY — Jo Ellen Winslow, 59, a resident of Roxbury, died unexpectedly, Sunday, April 26, at her home. She was born May 3, 1955, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the daughter of John and Ruth (Kenney) Padgett. Jo Ellen was a 1973 graduate of Martins Ferry High School. On Oct. 3, 2009, in […]
Thomas H. Naragon
1947 – 2015 AUBURN — Thomas H. Naragon, 68, of 6 Hope St., Lisbon Falls, died after three years of fighting pancreatic cancer with his family by his side and parachuted into the Lord’s arms on Saturday, April 18. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on Feb. 6, 1947, the son of Ruth I. (Hiles) […]
Romeo A. ‘Meo’ Leclair
1933 – 2015 SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Romeo A. “Meo” Leclair, DDS, 81, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, at his home, with his wife, Terri, by his side, after losing his battle with diabetes. He was born in Chisolm on June 21, 1933, the son of Lucien and Adrienne (Fortier) […]
Virginia Ann Smith
1968 – 2015 LEWISTON — Virginia Ann Smith, 46, of Lewiston died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 2, at her home. She was born on May 30, 1968 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, a daughter of Michael and Betty (Flanders) Smith of Northwood, N.H. Virginia graduated from Brunswick High School in 1987 and also from Mid-State College […]
Mary Lou Schalk
1962 – 2015 SABATTUS — Mary Lou (Ebert) Schalk of Sabattus, lately of Columbus, Ohio, died of complications from cancer on Monday, March 23, at her home in Sabattus. Mary was 52 years old. Mary was born on July 29, 1962, to Frank and Lucille (Ruehrmund) Ebert of Cardington, Ohio. She graduated from Cardington-Lincoln High School […]
LePage to host Ohio governor, support U.S. balanced budget amendment
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage will host Ohio Gov. John Kasich at the State House on Thursday to make an announcement regarding the national push for a federal balanced-budget amendment. Kasich and LePage, both Republicans, are among a group of governors supporting an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the federal government to […]