Turner and Krasko Obituaries Highlight Maine Community Losses
Obituaries detail the deaths of Joseph G. Turner 96 of Moody and Ursula Mary Krasko 82 of Saco. Turner, a former Prudential Life Insurance staff manager, lived in Wells-Ogunquit area since 1948 and is survived by a widow and stepson. Krasko, Polish-born resident of Saco, worked at Pepperell Manufacturing and left a son and two daughters. Funeral services for Turner and Krasko are planned with details at Angell and Cote Funeral Homes respectively. Additional notices mention Guy Emery Genthner, Beatrice Hobbs, and local funeral arrangements plus Biddeford firemen wage talks and Maine Lottery results.
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Excelsior Consistory
A.A.S.R
Valley
New Jersey
Dorothy
Essig) Turner
Moody
Harold M. Freeman
Ogunquit
Angell Funeral Home
Dane St
Kennebunk
Kenneth Hauge
Lutheran Church of
Ursula Mary Krasko
Lewis Ave
Saco
Poland
Frank and
Isabell
Kieczewich) Petrauskas
Krasko
Most Holy Trinity Church
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Biddeford
Benjamin
Benny) Krasko
John
Anna) Colpitts
Paul
Madelyn) Carthas
South Boston
St. Mary Cemetery
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and
James Streets
Income gaps shown for elderly families in national data
U.S. family median income stands at 12051 with those aged 65 and over earning 6426. The figures highlight a sharp income drop among seniors.
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U.S
Hughes funeral for John D. Hughes of Saco
John D. Hughes of 20 Buxton Road Saco resident dies aged unknown. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 P.M. at Shumway Gross Funeral Home 35 Spring Street Saco with interment in South Buxton Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.
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Hughes
Saco
John D. Hughes
Buxton Road
Shumway Gross Funeral Home
Spring St
South Buxton
Funeral Home Provides Purpose Cards
Cards for this purpose are available at the Shumway Gross Funeral Home.
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Shumway-Gross Funeral Home
Funeral of King Faisal Marks Quiet Saudi Rite
Thousands mourners gathered as King Faisal was laid to rest in an unmarked grave in Riyadh after prayers led by Wa habi clerics. King Khaled and Crown Prince Fahd pledged loyalty while radio coverage spread across the region.
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el Eid
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Khaled
Kuwait
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Syria
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Worae
Allah
Fahd
God
Ibrahim el Angary
United States
Israel
Fom East Jerusalem
Plans For Pool Road Complex Scrapped
Ye Olde College Inn Inc abandons motel restaurant complex plans on Pool Road across from St Francis College. Opposition from residents prompted dropping a zone change request from B-2 to B-1 and the April 16 hearing is canceled. Local officials noted concerns about opening the area to industry and a petition drive opposed to the zone change.
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Ye Olde College Inn, Inc
Pool Road
George DesRoberts
St. Francis College
DesRoberts
Biddeford
Claire Malasnik
Newtown Road
Hills Beach
Webber Site Decision Delayed To April 7 For New Hospital
Webber Hospital directors postpone site decision on Lincoln Bradley streets Saco site Alfred Road Biddeford site and Elm Street renovation until April 7. Costs, city services, and staff preferences will be reviewed with Herman Smith Associates preparing reports and meetings set for April 3.
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Webber Hospital
Saco
Biddeford
Lincoln and
Bradley Streets
Lucia Kimball Deering
Lloyd Anderson
Alfred Road
Saco City
John Dexter
Bradley Street
Anderson
Webber
Herman Smith Associates
Saco Lodge Hosts Visiting Officers Night Observance
Saco Rebekah Lodge held Visiting Officers Night at Odd Fellows Hall with Noble Grand Mrs. Kathy Hill presiding. Thomas Vining received honors. Howard Shaffer of Saco was conferred the order’s degree as officers from multiple lodges participated in degree work.
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Saco Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Main Street
Saco
Noble
Kathy Hill
Thomas Vining
Howard Shaffer
Miniwancas Install Officers Night at West Grand
Miniwanca Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star installed its officers for the year in a semi public ceremony at Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall West Grand Avenue Old Orchard Beach Joan Collins was Worthy matron Arthur Dickson Jr. Worthy Patron and Asa M Douglass Jr. was associate patron Also installed were Helen Day associate matron Jean Moores secretary Esther Black treasurer and Alice Flood Conductress Susan Gaines associate conductress Mildred Nowell chaplain Lucille Moores marshal Eleanor Braden organist Olga Dayton Adah Ruth Doris Fuller Esther Mollie Bush Martha Barbara Messer Electa Jeanette Dickson warder and Charles E Day sentinel Installing officers included Marjorie Douglass p m Asa M Douglass Jr installing matron Constance Warren installing patron Phyllis Sargent Eva Allen installing chaplain Lillias Baggs installing organist Helen Smith soloist Holy Woodrun and Edrice Bates Star Point ceremony Sondra Collins hostesses Karen Sargent guest book Edward Collins Charles Day Bernard Gaines Charles Moores David Moores Dean Speed escorts Mabel Wadsworth district deputy grand matron 2 B was present Shirley and Harold Mullen oversaw refreshments
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Old Orchard Beach
Miniwanca
Order of the Eastern Star
Robinson Memorial Masonic Hall
West Grand Avenue
Joan Collins
Arthur Dickson Jr
Helen Day
Asa M. Douglass Jr
Jean Moores
Esther Black
Alice Flood
Susan Gaines
Mildred Nowell
Lucille Moores
Eleanor Bradeen
Adah
Olga Dayton
Ruth
Doris Fuller
Esther
Mollie Bush
Martha
Barbara Messer
Electa
Jeanette Dickson
Warder
Bernard Gaines Jr
Sentinel
Charles E. Day
Marjorie Douglass
P.m
Constance Arren
Phyllis Sargent
Eva Allen
Lillias Baggs
Helen Smith
Holy Woodrun
Edrice Bates
Sondra Collins
Karen Sargent
Edward Collins
Charles Day
Bernard Gaines
Charles Moores
P.p
David Moores
Dean Speed
Mabel Wadsworth
Left Handedness Gap Between Men and Women Cited
A historical note states that about 6.6 percent of men are left handed while 3.8 percent of women share the trait. The figures reflect a gender difference in left handedness.
Weather summary for Portland area March forecast
Fair, colder into Thursday with a mix of sun and clouds. Lows near zero to the teens north and mid teens south. highs upper 20s to lower 30s. Small craft advisory for coastal waters. northwest winds 25 to 35 knots with gusts tonight and Thursday. seas 4 to 6 feet offshore, visibility above 5 miles except brief flurries.
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Portland
Eastport
Merrimack Riv
Stray Dog Problem Dominates Beach Council Meeting
OLD ORCHARD BEACH residents hear proposals to hire a full time dog control officer and name Martha Townsend as the post holder with Bruce Townsend as assistant. Dorothea Dube cites 58 responses backing an officer while Lillian Merry details licensing and handling procedures at a town kennel.
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Loranger School
Dorothea Dube
The
Journal
Lillian Merry
Portland Avenue
Martha Townsend
Bruce Townsend
Mrs. Merry
Townsend
Dana Duhamel
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Joseph G. Turner
Ursula M. Krasko
Guy E. Genthner
ST Petersburg Beach
Fla
Guy Emery Genthner
Gulf Winds Drive
Maine
Waldoboro
Emery and
Alice (Genthner) Genthner
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Kittery
Saco United
Beatrice Hobbs
Clark St
England
Joseph and
Beatrice
Serconde) Presso
New York
Hobbs
Saco United Baptist Church
James
Nancy) Tarbox
Ocean Park
Helen Dahlman
Dennett and Craig Funeral Home
Main St
Sumner M. Grant
Biddeford Firemen
Fire Department
Public Works Department
Reading Council
Augusta
Maine State Lottery Commission
Memoriam
Lisa Ann Boissonneault
Susan Bertrand
Mom
Dad
Bob
Denis
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Dennett & Craig
Tel
Emond & Conroy Funeral Home
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Sansoucy — Blais
Stone St
R. Martel
Shrine Hospital For
Corn Temple Shrine
Lewiston
Route 1
Graham Street
Saco Lodge
Letha Butts
Noble Grand
Margaret Chamberlain
Eunice Pettengill
Bessie Armstrong
Thelma Ricker
Luella Smith
Suporter
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West Boston
Phyllis Smith
Priscilla Ladd
Donna Ladd
Inside Guardian
Victor Bryant
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Olive Rebekah Lodge
Aslo
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Windham
Ellen Abbott
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