Ella Mae Packard of Lisbon doesn’t know what drew her to the roadside auction in 1975. Packard was on a road trip to Damariscotta with her husband, Robert. “We were going to Round Top for ice cream, and there was an auction across the street,” Packard remembered. “We don’t go to auctions as a rule, […]
Massachusetts
Maine woman dies after I-495 crash in Mass.
AMESBURY, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police say a Maine woman is dead after she struck several vehicles on Interstate 495 not far from the New Hampshire state line. Authorities say 73-year-old Patricia Foley, of Limerick, Maine, hit five vehicles in Friday afternoon’s crash in Amesbury. She was pronounced dead at a Boston hospital. Investigators […]
Frances Rolfe McKnight
1921 – 2013 TOPSHAM — Frances Rolfe McKnight, 92, of Rumford and Auburn, died Thursday, July 25, at The Highlands in Topsham. She was born July 18, 1921, in Rumford, the daughter of Cliff and Grace Rolfe, and graduated from Stephens High School and then Bates College in 1943 with a degree in religious studies. […]
Virginia ‘Ginny’ (Willis) Litchfield
died 2013 WEYMOUTH, Mass. — Virginia “Ginny” (Willis) Litchfield of Holbrook, Mass., 69, formerly of Weymouth, Mass., and Sumner, died Wednesday, July 17, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Ginny worked for Morgan Linen Services for over 15 years. After her retirement in 2008, she went on to work for Babies R’ Us for three […]
William A. Witt
1946 – 2013 HARTLAND — William A. Witt, 66, of Harmony, met “The Great Spirit,” while doing one of the things he loved the most — fishing on Great Moose Lake in Hartland, a place where he found peace and tranquility. Bill was born in Boston on Nov. 28, 1946, the son of Eugene Witt […]
Michael L. Fuller
1944 – 2013 LEWISTON — Michael L. Fuller, 68, of Lewiston, passed away on Sunday, July 14, at CMMC. He was born on Nov. 17, 1944, in Cambridge, Mass., the son of Elizabeth Seavey and Charles (Chuck) Stadleman. Michael was a cook in the Coast Guard. He also worked for many years in the mental […]
Thomas Cushman Sr.
1953 – 2013 LEWISTON — Thomas Cushman Sr., 59, of Oxford, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Boston, Mass., on Sept. 8, 1953, the son of Donald and Sylvia Hall Cushman. He worked in the Lumber industry for 40+ years. On June 18, 1988, he married […]
Herbert Henry Teel
1941 – 2013 TEMPLE — Herbert Henry Teel, 71, of Temple, died Tuesday, June 25, at the VA Maine Healthcare Hospice at Togus. He was born in Boston, Mass., on August 24, 1941, a son of Herbert S. and Anna Karlson Teel. Herbie attended Pierce Grammar School and Arlington High School. He served in the […]