Obituaries and funeral notices from Biddeford and Saco area
Adelard Fleurant 66 of 18 Gove St Biddeford dies after brief illness in local hospital born Oct 7 1910 son of Alphonse and Roseanna Fleurant educated in Biddeford schools he worked 40 years at Bates Mill and Biddeford Textile retiring several years ago survived by former wife Cora Morin Fleurant a son Rev Roger Fleurant and relatives interment at St Joseph Cemetery calling hours today at R G Bolduc and Sons Funeral Home Ozea Houde 78 of 129 Lafayette St Saco dies in local hospital born Dec 11 1897 in Hamford Que survived by widow Lydia Houde and numerous children and grandchildren mass and interment at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church and St Joseph Cemetery calling hours tonight and Friday at Cote Funeral Home Elizabeth B Stephens 82 of Kennebunkport widow of A Ralph Stephan dies at home born June 10 1894 Newton Mass daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Benson studied at Miss Porter’s School and was active in historical societies no funeral services listed. Angie the seeing eye dog pats as Gov Longley swears in new district court judge Courtland Perry and new mental health commissioner George Zitany in ceremony.
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Adelard Fleurant
Gove St
Biddeford
Alphonse
Roseanna
Melancon) Fleurant
St. Andre Church
Lake E. Hart Council
Knights of Columbus
Bates,ee and
Cora Morin Fleurant
Roger Fleurant
George Fleurant
Astoria
N.Y
Willie Fleurant
Manchester
N.H
Isabelle Roy
Saco
St. Joseph Cemetery
R. G. Bolduc and Sons
Alfred St
Ozea Houde
Lafayette St
Hamford
Que
Angenor and
Philomene (Caouette) Houde
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Sacred Heart League
Senior Citizens Club
Saco Lowell
Bidetora
Cromwell
Conn
Gerard
Robert Houde
Conrad
Rita) Picard
Thoma
Lucille) Reed
Aime
Laurette) Labbe
Roger
Carmen) Cote
Roland
Margaret) Bouchard
Alfred
Anita) Goolsby
Connecticut
Maurice
Theresa) LaSante
Lawrence
Mass
Percy
Pauline) Levesque
Caribou
Jeffrey
Doris) Vail
Bradenton
Fla
Emile Houde
Debden
Saskatchewan
Fred Houde
Timmins
Ontario
Joseph At Houde
Dorilla Couture
Prince Albert
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Cote Funeral Home
Beach and James Streets
Sace
Kennebunkport
Elizabeth B. Stephan
A. Ralph Stephan
Newton
Charles and
Elizabeth (Lord) Bensom
Stephan
Miss
Angie
James Longley
Courtland Perry
Windows smashed on three cars in Old Orchard Beach
Police report three autos damaged with front passenger side and driver side windows smashed overnight on Old Orchard Street near the Sandbar lounge and on Saco Avenue. Victims include a Buick owned by York Bottling Co. of Biddeford and Elaine Francour. Also prayers and tributes for Ozea Houde announced by Notre Dame de Lourdes Church groups in Saco.
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Old Orchard Beach
York Bottling Co
Biddeford
Old Orchard Street
Elaine Francour
Saco Avenue
Classifieds record of local incidents in Biddeford area
Police report a larceny of radio safety lock microphone from a car on Bower Lane missing radar device at 2 40 p m. No suspects named. Gas spill cleaned on Main Street near Thornton Academy using booster hose and petrosol. Two car collision on Ortland Road injured drivers Alpha Guilmette and Walter Welch with $1200 damages. Other crash on Main Street involved Lionel Turgeon and Lynn Doody totaling $3300. Biddeford Kennebunk activity quiet. alarm at Biddeford Pool accidentally triggered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bower Lane
William MecNalley
Wer Lane
Saco
Main Street
Thornton Academy
Serta
Ortland Road
Alpha Guilmette
Prospect St
Biddeford
Walter S. Welch
Rasmussen Circle
Andover
Mass
Lionel Turgeon
Arundel
Lynn M. Doody
Ross Road
Biddeford Pool
Kennebunks
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Funeral Directors and Mortuary Services List in Maine
Directory style notice lists funeral homes in Saco and Biddeford Maine with addresses and phone numbers. Includes Dennett and Craig 365 Main Street Saco, Emond and Conroy 72 Hill Street Biddeford, Sansoucy Blais Stone Street Biddeford, Shumway and Gross 35 Spring Street Saco and R Martel as director.
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Dennett & Craig
Main Street
Saco
Maine
Tel
Emond & Conroy
John P. Conroy Jr
Hill St
Biddeford
Sansoucy — Blais Funeral Home
Stone St
R. Martel
Shumway and Gross Funeral Service
Spring St. Saco
Maine foliage offers last season show this weekend
Southern and coastal Maine plan a final fall foliage viewing weekend as hardwoods in the north and west have shed 75 to 95 percent of their leaves. The Maine State Lottery Commission announced the weekly winning numbers were 687 312.
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Maine
Augusta
State Forest Service
Maine State Lottery Commission
North Saco Grange hosts food rummage sale Saturday
Members of the North Saco Grange sponsor a food and rummage sale Saturday October 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Grange hall. A second rummage sale at the United Church of Christ Crescent Street Biddeford will start at 10 a.m. Coffee will be served.
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North Saco Grange
The
Grange
United Church of Christ (Congregational
Crescent Street
Biddeford
Monks Muskie clash over local vs federal control of funds
In a second debate in Portland Maine Republican Robert A G Monks and Senator Edmund S Muskie argued over who should decide how to spend human service funds. Monks urged local control while Muskie warned of loss of federal dollars and pushed for national health insurance. Both sides backed arms cut, ERA passage, and opposed a constitutional abortion restriction.
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Portland
Maine
Robert A.G. Monks
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S. Senate
Monks
Aceon
Muskie
Maine Democrat
Washington
Monk
Congress
Wgan-Tv
Birthday cards aid dying youth in last days in Maine
Bruce Jordan, a 17 year old from Jay Maine who battled leukemia for two years received thousands of birthday cards after a Boston Globe article. He died in Maine Medical Center Portland 37 days after his birthday. His mother Ruby Jordan said cards and donations helped ease his pain and funded a stereo system. The funeral is planned in Livermore Falls. Jordan played football at Jay High School and doctors noted his unusually long survival for his cancer type.
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Livermore Falls
Maine
Boston
Bruce Jordan
Portland
Maine Medical Center
Jordan
Ruby Jordan
Evears
Boston Globe
Dave Maynard
WBZ, N
The
Globe
Et Jordan
Vs. Jordan
Ford
Bruce
Jay High School
Pendergast defends elderly tax relief plan in Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport officials debate a proposed 100 percent valuation based senior citizen property tax abatement. Chairman Abbott Pendergast condemns bureaucratic roadblocks to a $4,000 reduction for eligible residents over 65, arguing the Equal Education Act and revaluation have overtaxed locals despite state tax division objections.
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Kennebunkport
Abbott Pendergast
Board of Selectmen
Pendergast
Selectmen
Orman P. Ledew
Dunlap Masonic lodge marks 150th anniversary celebration
Dunlap Lodge of Masons Fraternal and A M of Biddeford observes its 150th anniversary with a social at 6 30 p m and a banquet with dancing at the Cascade Inn on Portland Road Speakers will include Thomas Haley as master of ceremonies The lodge has a long history of relocations and building projects dating to 1826 through 1975 with notable milestones and officers listed.
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Dunlap Lodge
Masons
A.M
Biddeford
Cascade Inn
Portland Road
Sacozalne Lodge
Buxton
Saco
Granite Lodge Ioof
Masonic Hall
Laconia Lodge
Alfred Street
Pool Road
Lawrence N. Davis
Andrew Lehman
Rene J. Provencher
Donald R. Doyle
George W. Ooman
Robert M. Johnson
Roland L. Labelle Sr
Charles F. Small Jr
J. Allyn Goodwin
Tyler
Joseph G. Lapierre
Marshall
Thomas Haley
Biddeford Moves To Renovate Firehouse and Acquire Theaters
Biddeford city council approved seeking concept plans to renovate the Washington Street firehouse and considered locating a new central or substation. The panel also authorized acquisition of four properties including Central Theater on Alfred Street and 7 9 11 Main Street with federal funds to create a community center with a pool. A state arts grant was discussed to study costs and fundraising for the old city theater.
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Biddeford
City Theater
Central Theater
Washington Street
Lucien Dutremble
Central Station
Dutremble
Michael Bergeron
Central City
Richard Lambert
E Centraleater
Alfred Street
Luc Angers
Main Street
White’s Wharf
David DeTurk
Old City Ia
Eee
State Commission On the Arts
DeTurk
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Kennebunkport Historical Society
Brick Store Museum
Windham Historical Society
Parson Smith House
Strawbery Bank, Inc
Society For the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Corrections
George Zitany
Pineland Hospital
Executive Council
UPI
Sacred Heart League of Notre Dame de Lourdes
Beach and
James Streets
St. Anne Sodality
Pepperell Trust
Elaine
Maine Lottery
Fashion Corner
Dunlap
Lambert
Roger Frechette
God
Robert Browning
International Order of the Golden Rule
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