Obituary roundup from Kennebunk and Biddeford area
Obituaries list Lucy Provost 77 of Kennebunk and Blanche Violette 68 of Van Buren with services in Saco Biddeford and Kennebunk. Also noted are Joseph Lepine 85 of Biddeford and Cecile Blanchette 77 of Biddeford, plus Harold I Lord 63 of Kennebunk with services scheduled and family memorials. Additional brief notes cover church affiliations and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
Lucy F. Provost
Glendale Road
Biddeford
Ashbury
Lillian (Moulton) Hanscom
Henry J. Provost
Beulah P. Jewell
Bibber
van Buren
Blanche Violette
St. Rita of
Cascia
Main St
Bangor
Alphonse
Sr. (Beaulieu) Violette
Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Good Shepherd Sisters of
Quebec
St. Theresa and
Mount Carmel
Methuen
Mass
St. Ann of Lawrence
St. Joseph of
Old Town
Cecile S. Blanchette
Adams St
Godfrei and
Anna (Meunier) Couture
Harold I Lord
Summer Street
Portland
Melrose
Walter B
Beatrice J. (Potter) Lord
George Bourne
Anchorage
Alaska
American Legion Memorial
Kennebunkport
Biddeford-Saco
Kennebunk Lions Club
Camp Knox Lodge
AM of
Radcliff, Ky
Naha
Okinawa
Shrine of Aloha Temple
Hawaii
York County
Burlington
Kenneth W. Lord
Waltham
Bibber Memorial
Summer St
Robert M. Howes
South Congregational Church
Hope Cemetery
Funeral Directors in Saco and Biddeford Public Notices
Funeral home listings include Shumway and Gross at 35 Spring St Saco 284 5611 Dennett and Craig 365 Main St Saco Maine 282 0562 Emond and Conroy John P Conroy Jr Director 72 Hill St Biddeford 284 5511 or 282 1818 Sansoucy Blais Funeral Home Stone St Biddeford 283 3653 R Martel Director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Bruno
Esperance Carrier
Edmonston
New Brunswick
Canada
Corinne Foley
Lincoln
N.H
Leo Violette
Stamford
St Joseph Cemetery
Biddeford
Emond and Conroy Funeral Home
Hill St
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroy
Olive R. Powell
Saco
Dennett and Vigee
Main St
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St
Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Storm wallops New England with deaths reported
Severe winter storm blankets New England with up to 20 inches of snow causing multiple fatalities. Victims include 19-year-old Donald King and 18-year-old Deborah McCue among three teens in Weymouth exposed after their car ran out of gas snowbound. Massachusetts Port Authority officials closed Logan Airport until noon as plow crews struggled against drifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly United Press International
New
Crocker
Lori Blomquist
Isle LaMotte
Swanton
New Britain
Conn
Thomas J. Kolenda
Boston
William Peters
Monroe
N.H
McIndoe
Peters
Massachusetts Port Authority
Ron Brinn
Logan
Nova Scotia
National Weather Service
Maine
Biddeford-Saco
New England
Coast Guard Intensifies Search for Grand Zenith Crew
Coast Guard crews press on for the 38 missing aboard the Grand Zenith after debris and two life jackets were found about 300 miles east southeast of Cape Cod. Weather hampers scans as they chase liferafts and any surviving crew in frigid Atlantic waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Krause
Boston
UPI
Coast Guard
Grand Zenith
Cape Cod
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Bernard Hoyland
New England
Atlantic Ocean
Dallas
Hoyland
Nine Tanker Accidents Review Shocks U S Waters
United Press International tracks nine tanker incidents in U S waters and nearby areas over a month. Argo Merchant spilled 7.6 million gallons after grounding near Nantucket. Sansinena explosion in Los Angeles harbor killed nine. Olympic Games and Barcola ran aground with no spills reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
U.S
Nantucket Island
Los Angeles
Thames River
Groton
Conn
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Guayanilla Bay
Puerto Rico
Cape Sable
Nova Scotia
Salem
N.J
San Francisco Bay
Shell Oil Co
Martinez
Calif
Texas
Liberian tanker Barcola avoids sinking after grounding off Texas
The Liberian flag tanker Barcola carrying 13 million gallons of crude ran aground 25 miles off Sabine Pass, Texas. A rising tide lifted it free without an oil spill and no crew injuries. Coast Guard officials anchored the ship and planned further soundings to assess oil levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Arthur
Tex
UPI
Barcola
Texas
Coast Guard
Merrill Louks
Sabine Pass
Louks
U.S
State plan calls for regional twin city park expansion
The Maine Department of Conservation outlines needs for a Biddeford Saco area regional park in a draft statewide outdoor recreation plan. It notes regional parks to serve Portland South Portland Bangor Augusta Waterville Skowhegan Pittsfield Madawaska Fort Kent Millinocket and other areas. The plan, required for continuing LWCF eligibility, cites over 14 million dollars regional parks funding through 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
South Portland
Bangor
Augusta
Waterville
Skowhegan
Pittsfield
Madawaska
Fort Kent
Millinocket
Houston
Sanford and
Caribou
Presque Isle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Biddeford-S
Roger Hanscom
Florence Cole
Wells
Norma Goldie
Wakefield
Joseph Wilfrid Lepine
Sullivan St
Olivier
Emma Gagne Lepine
St. Andre Church
Delia Binette Lepine
Lucien
Muriel) Desrosiers
Ronald Desrosiers
Mrs. Cecile S. Blanchette
Ralph Blanchette
Winthrop
Laura Dechene
Omer (Germaine) LeBlanc
St. Joseph Church
Harold. Lord
Arundel Lodge AF
Bibber Memorial Chapel
Harold I. Lord
The
Cancer Society
Brunswick
Mr. Lord
Robina M
Merriland Ridge Road
Wells Congregational Church
Wells, Maine
Maine Cancer Society
Federal St
Larry Trudeau
Trudeau
Congress Street
Gillespie
Dorchester Street
East Eighth Street
South Boston
Vito Constantino
Roslindale
Constantino
Vermont
Connecticut
Zenith
Quincy
Somerset
Ohi
Searc
North Atlantic
Twin City Park
Nine
Department of Conserva
Old Orchard Beach
Oceanark Road
Pard & the
Countrymen
American Legion Hall
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