1930 – 2015 PORTLAND — Rejeanne L. Gauvin, 85, a resident of Elm Street, Jay, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born Jan. 17, 1930, in Saint-Pamphile, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Alfred Jean and Hermine (Dumais) Jean. She attended school in […]
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Rosaire M. Bisson
1919 – 2015 LEWISTON — Rosaire M. Bisson, 96, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Montello Manor. He was born in Garthby, Quebec, Canada, the son of Jeanne and Aime Bisson. As a young man, he started as a mechanic apprentice in Nashua, N.H., and later ran a repair shop in Mexico. After […]
Katharine F. Stevens
1927 – 2015 AUBURN — Katharine F. Stevens died peacefully Wednesday morning, Aug. 5, at her residence at Schooner Estates. She was born in Van Buren on Nov. 30, 1927, the daughter of Norris Frederick and Irene (Archambault) Stevens. Katharine was raised in Fort Kent and moved to Lewiston, where she graduated from Lewiston High […]
Lucille Jeanne (Bell) Wyse
1942 – 2015 AUBURN — Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit — for without being seen, they are present with you. — St. Francis de Sales Lucille (Bell) Wyse, 72, of Auburn reached the end of her journey on Friday, July 24, at The Hospice House. She was born […]
Jacqueline M. Deschenes
1935 – 2015 AUBURN — Jacqueline M. Deschenes, 79, of Clover Health Care, formerly of Van Buren and Auburn, died Saturday, July 18, with her family by her side. She was born in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, Dec. 21, 1935, a daughter of the late Vital F. and Irene Nadeau Michaud. She was educated in […]
Elizabeth ‘Jenny’ Stoklas
1919 – 2015 MEXICO — Elizabeth “Jenny” Stoklas, 95, of Mexico passed away on Saturday, July 4, at her residence with loving family at her side, following a brief illness. She was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Oct. 9, 1919, a daughter of William J. and Mary Ann (Goodwin) MacDonald. Jenny was […]
Orean ‘Champ’ Champagne
1929 – 2015 LEWISTON — Orean Joseph “Champ” Champagne, 86, a resident of Lewiston, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 1, following a yearlong battle with cancer, with his loving wife by his side. He was born Jan. 2, 1929, in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada, the son of Yvonne Arsenault and Eugene Champagne. He was […]
Gilberte A. Letourneau
1922 – 2015 AUBURN — Gilberte A. Letourneau, 93, of Auburn, passed away on Thursday, June 18, at Clover Manor. She was born in Courcelles, Quebec, Canada, on Feb. 17, 1922, a daughter of the late Raoul Edmond and Virginia (Messier) Arsenault. She married Louis Letourneau in 1941 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. They were happily married […]
Blandine Goulet-Bilodeau
1913 – 2015 NAPLES, Fla. — Dearly loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Blandine Yvette Goulet-Bilodeau, passed away in Naples, Fla., on Thursday, June, 18, after 101 years of a life well lived. Blandine was born in Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Canada, to Francois and Eugenie Beaudoin Goulet in September 1913. After completing her education in the Province […]