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Emile J. Caron
1920 – 2015 LEWISTON — Emile J. Caron, 94, of 102 Campus Ave., Lewiston, died Saturday, Nov. 14, at d’Youville Pavilion, following a short illness. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 11, 1920, the son of the late Narcisse and Josephine (Boucher) Caron and had been a resident of this community all of his […]
Ronald A. Cayer
1932 – 2015 LEWISTON — Ronald A. Cayer, 83, of Lewiston passed away Wednesday morning, Oct. 14, at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. He was born in Manhattan, N.Y., on July 27, 1932, a son of the late Roland and Evelyn (Ouellette) Cayer. His family moved to Maine when he was a young boy and he […]
Reginald C. Melanson
1930 – 2015 LEWISTON — Reginald C. “Babe” Melanson, 85, of Lewiston died Thursday morning, Sept. 3, at the Marshwood Health Care Facility following a long illness. He was born in Lewiston on May 10, 1930, the son of Marguerite (Bannister) Melanson and had been a resident of this community all of his life. He […]
Anita L. Lachapelle
1946 – 2015 AUBURN — Anita L. Lachapelle, 69, of 161 Poplar Hill Road, Turner, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn. Born in Lewiston on Jan. 9, 1946, Anita was the daughter of Rosaire and Jeannette Gravel Latulippe. Educated in local schools, she was a […]
Pews will be full at Lewiston, Auburn Christmas services
AUBURN — It may be the uplifting carols, beautiful greens and flowers that draw people to Christmas services. For others, it could be the darkness softened by candles, or a message that God loves them and their presence is welcome. Like other churches, when the First Universalist Church Christmas Eve services begin this afternoon, the […]
A 9-year-old’s dream of priesthood comes true in Lewiston
LEWISTON — In a moving Rite of Ordination at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston’s own Kyle Doustou made the transition from seminarian to the priesthood. Members of clergy from all over the state turned out to support Doustou, as well as seminarians, the laity and the Knights of Columbus. During the service, […]