LEWISTON — Raymond R. Robert, 70, of Lewiston died Saturday, Jan. 20, at Central Maine Medical Center surrounded his family. He was born on Aug. 2, 1947, in Lewiston to Roland and Simonne Robert. He attended St. Peter’s School and graduated from St. Dominic High School in 1965. While at St. Dom’s, he was a standout […]
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Adrian C. Giasson
1926 – 2016 LEWISTON — Adrian C, Giasson, 89, of Lisbon passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 4, with family by his side at Russell Park Center in Lewiston. Adrian was born May 9, 1926, in Auburn, the son of Edward and Lizianne Giasson. He finished the eighth grade and worked at Bates Mill until he […]
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Bruce E. Lindberg
1951 – 2015 HAMPDEN — Bruce E. Lindberg, 63, lost his battle with lung cancer on Thursday, Oct. 8, at Eastern Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family and friends. He was born Oct. 30, 1951, in Rumford, the son of Virginia (Glover) Lindberg and D. Leonard Lindberg. Bruce grew up attending Mexico High School […]
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Archer Poor
1919 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Archer Poor, who lived all his years in Andover, passed from this life on Saturday, Oct. 3, at the age of 96. Known for his independent spirit, a practical world view and a natural ease with people of every variety, he was beloved by all who knew him. Junior […]
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Gilman Bertrand Whitman
1926 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Gilman Bertrand Whitman, 88, passed on peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, at the Veterans’ Home in South Paris. He was born in Portsmouth, N.H. on Oct. 26. 1926, to Gerald Bertrand and Jessie Veasey Whitman. He was attending school at Essex Agricultural Institute in Danvers, Mass., majoring in floriculture […]
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Norman Richmond
1925 – 2014 LEWISTON — Norman Richmond, 89, a resident of Lewiston, died Monday, Sept. 15, at Marshwood Nursing Home in Lewiston, with his family by his side. He was born in the family home on Richmond Hill in Livermore on Jan. 30, 1925, and attended elementary school in North Vassalboro and Jonesboro. He graduated […]
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Orland woman ‘so relieved’ after finally hearing from family members missing in wake of Philippines typhoon
ORLAND — Robert and Victoria MacDonald moved to the Philippines on Oct. 9 in an attempt to live a better life than the one they had in Orland. Almost exactly a month later, one of the most powerful typhoons in history ripped through the center of the Philippines, leaving 3,681 reported dead and 1,186 still […]
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Newborn babies fight for life in chapel-hospital
TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Althea Mustacisa was born three days ago in the aftermath of the killer typhoon that razed the eastern Philippines. And for every one of those three days, she has struggled to live. But she has clung to life because her parents have been pushing oxygen into her tiny body with a […]
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Catholic churches holding collections to help typhoon victims
PORTLAND — Maine Catholic churches will hold special collections to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines on Saturday. During all Masses this weekend, special prayers for the typhoon victims, their families and the relief efforts will be offered, Bishop Richard J. Malone, apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Portland, said Wednesday. In […]
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Mexico women born in Philippines fear for typhoon victims
MEXICO — When Philippine native Cherry Smith heard about the typhoon in the Philippines on Saturday, she found herself glued to the television, anxiously awaiting each update. Smith, of Mexico, grew up on the island of Negros, which is almost 300 miles west of Tacloban, a city of more than 200,000 that was hit hardest […]