RUMFORD — Ruth Adelia (Witter) Thornton, 70, of Rumford passed away on Thursday, Aug. 16, at her home, surrounded by her family and friends after a four-year battle with lung cancer. She was born on Dec. 28, 1947, in Bethel to Ferroll (Buck) and Marie Witter. She was married to William (Bill) Thornton Jr. on Jan. […]
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It is all about neighbor helping neighbor
FREEPORT — After her aunt died of lung cancer, Tawni Whitney said she knew she wanted to do something in her aunt’s honor. And after seeing how much a Neighbor Brigade in Bedford, Massachusetts, helped her aunt throughout her illness, Whitney decided to start Maine’s first chapter in Freeport. According to its website, the Neighbor […]
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Jeannine Joline Houdlette
LEWISTON — Jeannine Joline Houdlette, age 81, died at her daughter Kathy Jalbert’s home after a long battle with lung cancer. She was born April 6, 1937, in Lewiston to Willie and Doria (Roy) St. Laurent. She lived many years in Sabattus, and finally settled in Gardiner with her husband, Erwin. Ill health and failing body […]
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Mark R. Sedgeley
AUBURN — Mark R. Sedgeley died Thursday, April 19, at the Hospice House from a long battle with lung cancer with family and friends by his side. He was born in Lewiston on Dec. 31, 1960, the son of Richard R. and Theresa (Bosse) Sedgeley. Mark graduated from Lewiston High School in 1979 and attended the […]
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Hockey tournament raises $25K for local nurse with lung cancer
AUBURN — Hundreds of people attended the two-day Celebration of Courage Co-ed Hockey Tournament last weekend, raising $25,000 for Amy Richard of Hebron, a young mother and local lung cancer nurse who has been diagnosed with lung cancer. In past years, the tournament has raised about $12,000. “It was amazing!!” Richard wrote in an email […]
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Alan C. Gates
NORWAY — Alan C. Gates, A.K.A. “The Dictator,” 70, of South Paris, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 3, at Stephens Memorial Hospital after a short battle with lung cancer. Mr. Gates was born May 19, 1947, to Stanley and Priscilla Coady Gates, in Philadelphia, Pa., the second of three children: older brother William Gates of Vermont, […]
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Work together to cut rate of lung cancer
Lung Cancer Awareness Month (November) has passed, but it is still a good time to reflect upon the magnitude and impact of this disease. Lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer of men and women in the U.S., and its toll in Maine is tremendous. Our state has the sixth highest lung cancer incidence […]
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J. Chandler: End the tobacco epidemic
Recently, the American Lung Association released its 2014 State of Tobacco Control report card. It tracks every state’s progress in fighting tobacco. Maine was a leader in this effort — becoming the first state in the nation to receive straight “A’s” in 2005. However, this year’s report card is one to hide from your parents […]