Gail Armstrong says in her obituary she has joined the newspapers’ “Stiffs Section” after dying last week from “complications with illness, having a little too much fun earlier in life, and fatigue from dealing with all the humorless and overly sensitive people in this world today.” She was 61.
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War hero and presidential candidate John McCain has died
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81. […]
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'Right Stuff' author Tom Wolfe dead at 88
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of “New Journalism” who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race before turning his satiric wit to such novels as “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and “A Man in Full,” has died. He was 88. Wolfe’s literary agent, Lynn Nesbit, told […]
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Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, dead at 76
LONDON (AP) — Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died early Wednesday, a University of Cambridge spokesman said. He was 76 years old. Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, England. The best-known theoretical physicist of his time, Hawking wrote so lucidly of […]
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Stephen C. Weidner
AUBURN — Stephen Crawford Weidner, 50, of Auburn, died peacefully on August 27th 2017 at the Marshwood Center in Lewiston. His parents and sisters were with him in his final days of life. He was born in Brunswick on April 17th 1967 and attended schools in Orchard Park and East Aurora New York. Steve graduated […]
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Viola D. Gorneault
LEWISTON — Viola D. Gorneault, 88, of Lewiston, passed away on Saturday August 26, 2017 at the Marshwood Health Center in Lewiston with her family by her side. She was born September 20, 1928 in Frenchville, Maine, a daughter of the late Alfred and Cecile (Deschaine) Gorneault. She resided in Connecticut for several years where […]
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Jacqueline Goupil
AUBURN — Jacqueline Goupil, 80, of Lewiston died on Aug. 29, 2017 at the Hospice House. She was born in Lewiston on Feb. 28, 1937. Jacqueline worked as a caretaker for many years.
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Emile Henault
LEWISTON — Emile Henault, 96, of Lewiston passed away Monday, Aug. 28, 2017 at Montello Manor in Lewiston, with his loving family by his side. He was born in St. Hermenegilde, P.Q., Canada on Jan. 21, 1921, a son of the late Joseph and Marie (Pelletier) Henault. He grew up in the Coaticook, Quebec area […]
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Paula J. Abbott
MINOT — Paula Jean Abbott, 73, of Minot gained her angel wings Sunday, July 30. She is now resting peacefully in heaven with her husband, Larry Abbott, who passed seven years ago. Our precious mother was a very spiritual, fun-loving, strong, independent, funny, selfless, stubborn and an amazing mother. Mom loved going for long rides in […]
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Maynard E. Rand Sr.
LEWISTON — Maynard E. Rand, 78, of Sabattus passed away Saturday morning, July 15, at Central Maine Medical Center with his wife, Joan, daughter, Cindy, and grandson, Brady, at his side. He was born in New Gloucester on April 15, 1939, one of 10 children born to George and Aida (Gould) Rand. He grew up […]