Obituary notices from Saco and Biddeford area deaths
Obituaries span multiple local figures including Mrs Ruth P Wormwood 64 of Camp Ellis Saco born July 24 1912 wife of Donald Wormwood and mother of Colin Joan and Dianne plus nine grandchildren. James F Comber 75 of Saco former Navy veteran and Knight of Columbus member. Richard E Mealey 72 of Wells post road in Wells. Jennie Sandler Biddeford 165 Graham Street widow of Herman Sandler. Adrien Poissant 81 Biddeford bakery owner Legionist and family man. Fannie Burke 81 Saco nurse and church member. Edmond R Sicard 53 Saco retired Saco-Lowell worker with sons and siblings listed. Funeral details in local churches and funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth P. Wormwood
Bay Avenue
Camp Ellis
Saco
Daniel and
Alfreda (Coburn) Pendleton
Portsmouth
N.H
Trinity Episcopal Church
Donald T. Wormwood
Colin T. Wormwood
Old Orchard Beach
Norman
Joan) Larochelle
Gerald
Dianne) Williams
Poway
Calif
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Robert H. DeWolfe
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Funeral Home
James F. Comber
Wood Ave
Lowell
Mass
Thomas and
Mary (Donnelly) Comber
Saco-Lowell
Biddeford
Charles Fernalle School
Waltham
St. Francis College
Agnes M. iAllard) Comber
Charles J. Comber
Robert
Alice) Alice
Vincent
Marilyn) Manchester
Portland
Mae Myers
Boston
Most Holy Trinity Church
St. Mary Cemetery
Lawrence
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Wells
Richard E. Mealey
Post Road
Worcester
John and
Mary (Pugh) Mealey
Ells Color and Chemical Co
Berwick
Eileen (McCrillis Ng
Raymond E. Mealey
Jennie Sandler
Graham St
Somersworth
Philip and
Gertrude (Sneirson) Cohen
Sandler
Herman Sandler
Congregation Etz Chaim Hebrew Synagogue
Biddeford-Sace
Adrien Poissant
Congress St
Fall River
Noe and
Victoire (Hebert) Poissant
St. Andre Church
Raymond P. Poissant
John
Adrienne) Currier
Groton
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
Fannie Burke
Beach St
Perley W. Burke
Fred O
Etta (Patterson) Hooper
Edmond R. Sicard
Car Crash at Union and Saco Avenues Reported
Police report a Saturday afternoon car crash at 2 15 p m at Union Avenue and Saco Avenue. Drivers Paul Prosser aged 97 Union Ave with a 1973 Dodge and Leonard Caron of 63 Evergreen Ave with a 1963 Plymouth collided. Estimated damages: Prosser 1500 dollars, Caron 500 dollars.
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Union Avenue
Saco Avenue
Paul Prosser
Union Ave
Leonard Caron
Evergreen Ave
Prosser
Caron
Bill would aid tourism industry in Maine
Amy Levy reports that Maine plans another bill to boost tourism with a half per cent meals and lodging tax for advertising. MPB officials note last year’s bill passed the House but lost by one vote in the Senate. The bureau ends the year balanced after closing its Montreal info office and opening Info Road USA with US Travel Service and the states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Levy
Tourism Industr
Maine
Peter Bachelder
Maine Publicity Bureau
MPB
Bachelder
House
Senate
Bureau
Dexter Hunneman
Maine Information Office
Montreal
Info Road USA
U.S. Travel Service
New York
Montreal Travel Clu
Publicity office closure worries Old Orchard Beach leader
OLD ORCHARD BEACH David J. Despres, executive director of the Beach chamber of commerce, says the Maine Publicity Bureau Montreal office closure harms Canada to Maine promotion. He notes 40 to 60 percent Canadian clientele in summer and proposes increasing Montreal ads and trade shows while Maine shares a Montreal office with New York and Florida as a U.S. travel service hub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
David J. Despres
Maine Publicity Bureau
MPB
Ontreal
Despres
The
Beach Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Maine
Montreal
Saco
Biddeford
Old Orchard
Business A
New York
Florida
U.S
Biddeford INTERACT Club honors recovering athlete
Marc R. Collette 17 returns from Children's Hospital Boston to Biddeford High School welcome by INTERACT Club friends sponsored by Biddeford Saco Rotary. He was hurt in preseason baseball practice and hospitalized twice for a leg injury. Club fundraiser funded a stereo radio and the Rotarians gave a wristwatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marc R. Collette
Children’s Hospital
Boston
Biddeford High School
Interact Club
Biddeford- Saco
Rotary Club
Marc
Marc A. Collette
Southgate Ave
Biddeford
Interact Kids
Rotarians
Dick Danforth
Fight over Saco sewer project spurs council meeting
Maple and Forest streets residents petition the city council for sanitary sewer construction. Dolores Letellier cites raw sewage on streets as a reason for action. Tonight at 7:30 the meeting will include the first reading of the Ipe Code housing ordinance and votes on several city matters including a TV coverage resolution, liquor license, and a two year firefighter contract. A white mix retriever lost near Hills Beach is also sought with a reward.
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Maple
Forest Streets
Saco
Dolores Letellier
Peter Cullinan
Aero
Maine Municipal Association
Ing
MMA
O'Neil LeBlanc
LeBlanc
J. Raymond Hobbins
Council
Robert Cassette
Continental Cablevision
Ten UF agencies to receive full 1977 budgets
All ten member agencies of the United Fund of Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard Beach will get their total 1977 budget requests approved. The drive total reached 72,850 or 101.9 percent of the goal of 72,510, with divisions listing contributions from manufacturing retail service and other sectors. Officials hailed the results as in line with prior performance and noted continued strong campaign efforts and regional UW-UF input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Charles Fenderson
Main Street
William Nickerson
Ublic
Nickerson
Fenderson
Clayton Cartmill
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Janet Fenderson
John McDonough
Fiber Materials Inc
Martin J. Rielly
E. Raymond Noiseux
Augusta
United Way of Maine
Cartmill
Aes
Car Crash Damages Estimated In Portland Area
Police estimate 200 dollars damage to a mail truck driven by Philip Dimodica of 3 Bower Lane after a crash on East Grand Avenue Saturday at 3 p.m. Neil Santorella of Danforth Street Portland drove a 1974 Volvo sustaining about 1,000 dollars in damage.
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East Grand Avenue
Philip Dimodica
Bower Lane
Neil Santorella
Danforth Street
Portland
Dimodica
Santorella
Local Funeral Home Contacts and Directors List
Denette and Craig at 365 Main Saco Maine telephone 282 0562. Emond and Conroy Funeral Home John P Conroy Jr director 72 Hill St Biddeford 284 5511 or 282 1818. Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home 1 Stone St Biddeford 283 3653. R Martel director Shumway and Gross Funeral Yard 35 Spring St Saco 284 56
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Dennett & Craig
Saco
Maine
Emond & Conroy
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Yand
Spring St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth Wormwood
James Comber
Richard Mealey
Edmond Sicard
Luke E. Hart
Tighe- Beaudoin-Farley Post
American Legion of
Emond and Conroy
National Weather Service
Tiger Athlete
Scammon
Elm Street
Dyer Library Board
International Association of Firefighters
Hills Beach Area
Ruth P
Wormwood
American Cancer Society
Brunswick
Aurore Lachance
Ae Ly Eeeies Usband
Memoriam
Irene Boucher
Vent, Md
Aecreo Moancane
Robert Pate
Dennett
Craig
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