Obituaries for Labbe and Danis families in Biddeford area
Raynald E Labbe 61 of 4 St John St died Friday in a Biddeford hospital after a long illness. He was born in Biddeford December 20 1914 and worked at Biensa Manufacturing and Biddeford Textile Co for 11 years. Survived by widow Catherine, sons Raynald Jr and Alan Keith, daughter Carol Gadbois, mother Ernestine, brother Ralph, eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mass Monday 9 am at St Margaret Church with burial at St Mary Cemetery. Calling hours today and Sunday at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home. John B Danis Jr 78 of 21 Bradley St Saco died Friday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Born in Three Rivers Quebec November 27 1897, he moved here at age four and worked at Saco-Lowell Shops Bates Manufacturing and later Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Bruce Shoe Co. Survived by widow Evelyn Corriveau Danis, three sons Roger Rudolphe Normand, five daughters Rachel Chenard Louise Barker Lucille Lapointe Claire Prescott Joan Morrison, brother Joseph, sister Corinna Gallant, 25 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Mass Monday 8 am at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church with burial at St Joseph Cemetery. Calling hours tonight and Sunday at Cote Funeral Home Saco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard Beach
Raynald E. Labbe
St. John St
Biddeford
Frank and
Ernestine (Pruneau) Labbe
St. Margaret Church
Biensa Manufacturing Co
Catherine (Coffey) Labbe
Raynald E. Labbe Jr
Willimantic
St. Mary Cemetery
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
John B. Danis Jr
Bradley St
Saco
Three Rivers
Que
John B
Marie L. (Guilbeault) Danis
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Saco-Lowell
Gerard
Rachel) Chenard
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Richard
Louise) Barker
Lawrence
Mass
Amedee
Lucille) Lapointe
Allen
Claire) Prescott
Brooktondale
N.Y
Joseph
Joan) Morrison
Joseph Danis
Edward
Corinna) Gallant
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Guest minister leads famed Ocean Park revolt event
Ocean Park invites Rev Geoffrey Whitfield of the University of Sussex as guest preacher at a 10:30 a.m. service on July 18 under the Assembly Committee. His talk titled The Credibility of God follows a local revolt claimed by him on July 16 1974. Beach vespers at 4:30 p.m. feature Rev Albert Phillips as speaker, and a 7:30 p.m. Messiah Sing In at the Temple with soprano Margery Shuster and others. Patricia Park accompanies on piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park
Geoffrey Whitfield
University of Sussex
Brighton
Sussex
England
Temple
Assembly Committee
The
Ocean Park Association
Whitfield
King’s Dragoon Guards
Southern Television Company
New England Baptist Council Cam
Beach
Temple Avenue
Albert Phillips
World Mission Support
American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts
the Temple
Caterpillar Damage Rises in Eastern Maine
State entomologists report a growing caterpillar population in four eastern Maine counties. The larval pests, typically green with yellow lines and a striped marking, have caused extensive damage to beech, sugar maple and birch trees, with Topsfield area heavily affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Ocean Park arts and crafts show and summer fair
Local artists and craftsmen prepare for an Ocean Park show at the Tennis Fence on Monday July 19 from 10 am to 3 pm with registration at 9 am. Prizes, ribbons, and sales commissions apply. Robert Cole will paint in oils. a second event at First Parish Church in Saco on July 21 features baked goods, crafts, plants, books, and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Park
Frank Staples
Biddeford
Robert Cole
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
Beach Streets
Saco
Obituary notices listed for Biddeford and Saco funeral homes
EMOND and CONROY Funeral Home directed by John P. Conroy Jr. at 72 Hill Street Biddeford with contact numbers 284 5511 and 282 1818. SANSOUCY BLAIS Funeral Home located at 1 Stone Street Biddeford numbers 283 3653 directed by R Martel. SHUMWAY and GROSS Funeral Service at 35 Spring Street Saco contact 284 5611.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy
Two-Car Crash in Kennebunkport Leads to Injuries and DUI Summons
At 1 a.m. Thursday at Beachwood Road and Walker's Lane a two car collision caused about 4650 in damage. Francis X. Burk, 22, of Babylon NY, received a DUI summons. Vickie L. Lush, 19, of Beachwood Road, suffered a fractured rib and minor injuries. Carol Davidowsky, 22, a Burk passenger, had minor scratches and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunkport
Beachwood Road
Walker
Burk
Maine plans broad shakeup in child abuse response
Maine Human Services Commissioner says he will implement many recommendations from a task force study on child abuse handling. The Maine Human Services Council urged 24 hour family services, lower protective worker caseloads, teen emergency shelter rules, and better administration, with calls for statewide uniform reporting and earlier intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Human Services
David E. Smith
Maine Human Services Council
Smith
Human Services Department
Portland
Protective Service
Guest preacher announced by Saco churches
The United Church of Christ and United Baptist Churches of Saco will host a joint worship at 9 a.m. Sunday July 18 at United Baptist Church Main Street Saco. The Rev Lawrence Larrowe D D retired United Methodist minister will deliver the sermon titled Doing Your Best with What Life Gives You. Christine Emerson Kennebunk will sing with Lawrence Davis at the organ. Child care will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church of Christ
First Parish Congregational
United Baptist Churches of
Saco
United Baptist Church
Main Street
Lawrence Larrowe
United Methodist
Troy Conference
New York
Vermont
Ocean Park
Larrowe
DePauw University
Indiana
Boston University School of Theology
Lorrowe
Christine Emerson
Kennebunk
Lawrence Davis
S A C O to Visit Isles of Shoals
Members of Saco Adult Citizens Organization met at Trinity Episcopal parish hall in Saco for a business meeting and social. They will leave Shaw's parking lot on Tuesday July 20 at 9 15 a m for a boat trip to the Isles of Shoals off Portsmouth New Hampshire, with dinner in a York restaurant. July birthdays were noted for Ethel Roberts Gertrude Pease Kathy Houston Phyllis Vining and Walter Peterson. Alice Robinson will chair the hospitality committee with Bessie Moulton and Herbert Buzzell aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A.C.O
Saco Adult Citizens Organization
Trinity Episcopal Arch
Saco
Shaw
Isles of Shoals
Portsmouth
N.H
York
Ethel Roberts
Gertrude Pease
Kathy Houston
Phyllis Vining
Walter Peterson
Turnpike talks falter in Maine contract dispute
The Maine Turnpike Authority and its 200 nonsupervisory employees led by toll collectors and repair workers have broken off negotiations. The MSEA says the authority has asked the Maine Labor Relations Board for a mediator to reach a first contract under the Municipal Public Employees Labor Relations Act. Negotiations began in March 1976 and stalled over wages and fringe benefits with John J. Finn stating a mediator will try to help both sides reach an agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Maine
Maine Turnpike Authority
Maine State Employes Association
MSEA
Maine Labor Relations Board
The
Turnpike Authority
Maine Turnpike
Kittery
John J. Finn
MSA
Authority
Finn
Pat Hardy Exhibit at McArthur Library Biddeford
The Medien Elie Library at 270 Main St Biddeford will present a prints show by Pat Hardy of North Berwick as the first in a continuum series. The exhibit runs July 17 to 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medien Elie
Main St
Biddeford
Pat Hardy
North
Berwick
Deplorable BMHI security cited in patient sentencing
George Gatcomb Jr a Bangor Mental Health Institute patient began serving a Maine State Prison term for assault burglary theft and threatening with a firearm. Judge Ian MacInnes called BMHI security deplorable noting 22 previous escapes. Gatcomb received 10 to 20 years for assault and concurrent terms of 10 years for burglary 10 years for theft and five years for the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Maine
George Gatcomb Jr
Bangor Mental Health Institute
Carmel
BMHI
Superior Court
Ian MacInnes
Gatcomb
Hosital
Augusta
Department of Mental Health and Corrections
John H. Rosser
Augusta Mental Health Institute
TA graduate wins nursing scholarship
Miss Pamila M. Richard, a 1975 Thornton Academy graduate, received a nursing scholarship from the Webber Hospital Association and the Thursday Club of Biddeford. The award honors her four years as a volunteer Candy Striper and nurse's aide, with training to begin at St. Joseph College in North Windham in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamila M. Richard
Thornton Academy
Webber Hospital Association
Thursday Club
Biddeford
Kenneth E. Omundson
Webber Hospital
Miss Richard
Richard
the Webber
St. Joseph College
North Windham
The
Webber
New
Saco School
Maurice L. Richard
Saco
Weve Club
Kanely Throumoulos
Pancoast Named Director of Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk
John Pancoast has assumed duties as director of The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk after an earlier appointment. He holds a Yale art history master's and has led major museums in Maine and beyond. Pancoast is involved in regional preservation groups and will relocate to Kennebunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennebunk
John Pancoast
Portland
Brick Store
Pancoast
Dean A. Wales, Jr
Maine
Portland Museum of Art
Albright-Knox Gallery
Buffalo
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C
Greater Portland Landmarks
City of
Maine State Museum Commission
Maine Sunday Telegram
Canal National Bank
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Raynald Labbe
Dennett & Craig
Mainee Saco
Wilmont Bailey
Kenneth Scott
Edward Wolfertz
John B. Truslow
Biddeford-Saco
Old Pool Road
Dick Danforth
Saco Churches
Charles D. Myers
Massachusetts Bible Society
Christ Church
Mr. Myers
Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Union Theological Seminary
Union Seminary
Teacher’s College
Columbia University
United States
Europe
South Pacific
Washington
National Portrait Gallery
Sarah Porter
Robert B. Brandegee
Alice Robinson
Bessie Moulton
Herbert Buzzell
Toad
Judy Ann Stable
Hardy
McArthur
Fender
Maurice D. LaBelle
LaBelle
Gatecomb
Steven M. McDonough
Lionel F. Bouthot
Metropolitan Life
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Elm St
Southgate Ave
Bouthot
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