Obituary for Ethel Higgins McDonald of Old Orchard Beach
Mrs. Ethel Higgins McDonald 84 formerly of Portland died September 15 in Biddeford after a brief illness. Widow of Oswald P. McDonald born December 26 1888 in Coleman Prince Edward Island Canada she lived in Portland area most of life. Survived by daughters Laura Duffy and Ethelyn Banks son Merritt Higgins sister Evelyn Murray five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Tuesday 11 a.m. Jones and Rich Funeral Home Portland with interment at Brooklawn Memorial Park. Friends may call today 3-5 and 7-9 p.m.
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Old Orchard Beach
Ethel Higgins McDonald
Fountain Ave
Portland
Biddeford
Oswald P. McDonald
Coleman
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Hugh and
Barbara (Morrison) Stewart
McDonald
Old Ochard Beach
Howard H
Laura) Duffy
Harry A
Ethelyn) Banks
Merritt Higgins
Standish
Evelyn Murray
Vancouver
Wash
Jones and Rich Funeral Home
Woodfords , St
Ernest G. Batton
The
First Baptist Church
Brooklawn Memorial Park
Obituary: Cecelia Cashen of Kennebunk dies after long illness
Cecelia L. Cashen 61 of 50 Summer St Kennebunk died Sept 16 in a Biddeford hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born Jan 13 1912 in Skowhegan daughter of Peter and Eva Caouette and served as a Kennebunk correspondent for the Biddeford Saco Journal for 25 years. She was wife of Edmund L Cashen and mother of Edmund L Cashen Readville MA and Helen Amstott Chroughton England. Survived by three brothers three sisters six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday 10 am at St Monica's Church. Interment Calvary Cemetery Skowhegan. Prayers at Bibber Memorial Chapel tonight 7:30. Chapel today 2 4 and 7 9.
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Kennebunk
Cecelia L. Cashen
Summer St
Biddeford
Skowhegan
Peter
Eva
Marcous) Caouette
Edmund L. Cashen
Maine Law Enforcement Association
Readville
Mass
John
Helen) Amstott
Chroughton
England
Delphis Caouette
Auburn
Auralie Caouette
Sun Valley
Calif
Leon Caouette
Merilda Beaulieu
Lillian Laney
Skow
Laura Boissonneault obituary notice
Laura Boissonneault 75 of 45 Bacon St Biddeford died Sept 15 in a Sanford Nursing Home after a long illness Born May 12 1898 in al dIsraeli Canada she was daughter of Joseph and Leonise Gosselin She was a communicant of St Andre Church a member of Our Lady of Fatima Circle and Daughters of Isabella Survived by three sons Hervey of Kittery Roger and Roland of Biddeford two brothers and five sisters Funeral viewing times and interment details at St Andre Church and St Joseph Cemetery Biddeford Emond and Conroy Funeral Home arranging services today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m
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Laura Boissonneault
Bacon St
Biddeford
Sanford
al d’Israeli
Canada
Joseph and
Leonise
Beaudoin) Gosselin
St. Andre Church
Our Lady of Fatima
Isabella
John Boissonneault
Her
St. Joseph Cemetery
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
Alfred Simard 79 Biddeford resident dies at home
Alfred Simard aged 79 of 7 Fogg Ave Biddeford died unexpectedly at his residence on September 15 He was born February 23 1894 in Baie St Paul Quebec son of George and Emma Tremblay Simard served in the 42nd Infantry Division in World War I and worked at Pepperell Mfg Co for over 50 years He was a member of St Joseph Church and survived by three brothers George Francis and Philip all of Biddeford a sister Mrs Edgar Gosselin of Hartford Conn and several nieces and nephews A Mass Christian Burial will be 8:30 at St Joseph Church with interment in St Joseph Cemetery Funeral home Bolduc 291 Alfred St Biddeford will host visiting hours today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Alfred Simard
Fogg Ave
Biddeford
Baie St. Paul
Que
George and
Emma (Tremblay
Ard
42Nd
York County Barracks
Pepperell Mfg. Co
St. Joseph Church
Leona Simard
Francis
George
Philip Simard
Edgar Gosselin
Hartford
St. Joseph Cemetery
Bolduc
Alfred St
Theodora Francis Dies After Long Illness in Saco
Theodora Mae Francis 49 of Boothby Park Saco died Sept 15 in a Portland nursing home after a long illness. Born Nov 19 1923 in Biddeford she was a daughter of Elmer and Marie Jefferson. Survived by her widower George A Francis Sr and three sons three daughters and four grandchildren. Funeral held at Shumway Gross Funeral Home Saco with Rev Theodore Euson officiating. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery Biddeford.
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Theodora Mae Francis
Boothby Park
Sace
Portland
Biddeford
Elmer and
Marie (Romprey) Jefferson
Francis
United Baptist Church of
Saco
George A. Francis Sr
Robert C
George A. Jr
Richard P
Montreal widow Helena Dutil dies after brief illness
Helena Dutil 85 of Hubert Avenue Montreal died Sept 15 after a lengthy illness in a local hospital. Born July 4 1888 in Berthierville Quebec she was the daughter of Octave and Marie Guilbaul. Survived by widower Sylvia Dutil two sons Aurele Chasse of Alaska Gerard Dutil of Montreal a daughter Raymonde Butler of Rindge NH a brother Alphege Blais Biddeford a sister Blanche Garon Biddeford nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral 8 am at St Andre Church Biddeford with interment in the Cemetery there.
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Montreal
Helena Dutil
Hubert Avenue
Biddeford
Maine
Berthierville
Que
Octave
Marie (Guilbaul
Sylvia Dutil
Aurele Chasse
Alaska
Gerard Dutil
Raymonde Butler
Hill St
Weather Outlook for Portland and South Area
Fair in the north tonight and rising chances of rain in the south. Lows around the mid 30s to 40s. Clouds increase and rain is likely in the south Tuesday. Highs reach the 60s.
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Portland
Fair
Daughters of Isabella Pray Tonight at Biddeford Funeral Home
Our Lady of Fatima Circle will meet at 7 15 PM at Emond and Conroy Funeral Home 72 Hill Street Biddeford to offer prayers for Mrs Laura Boissonneault a circle member.
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Our Lady of Fatima Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Emond and Conroy
Hill St
Biddeford
Laura Boissonneault
To Pay Respects York County Bansesks CWaetonome
Members of York County observe a formal tribute to a local figure. The ceremony marks community respect and honors the deceased with reflections and ceremonial rites. Local officials and neighbors attend, conveying condolences and shared memories.
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York County
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Plans Tuesday Meeting
A special VFW Auxiliary meeting is set for Tuesday at 7 30 PM at the VFW hall Thornton Street Biddeford Guests include Girl Scouts of Biddeford and Saco and parents DaLl Lavar. War I worm VU channel will meet tonight at 7 30 PM. A Biddeford chapter DAV meeting at Bolduc Funeral Home 291 Saco Alfred St Biddeford pays respects to Alfred Simarda at 7 30 PM at the DAV Hall Bradbury Street.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
VFW Hall
Thornton Street
Biddeford
Auxiliary
Girl Scouts of
Saco
Old Orchard Beach council set for ladder truck bids and boards
The Old Orchard Beach Town Council meets tonight at 7 at Loranger School to open bids for a new fire department ladder truck and consider appointments to a town conservation commission and to fill a vacancy on the school district trustees. Saco firemen fought two tree fires Saturday, one at Thornton Academy at 3 07 p m and another at 1 Jordan St at 4 12 p m according to a fire department spokesman.
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Old Orchard Beach
Dwight McLeod
Loranger School
Saco
Thornton Academy
Jordan St
Fire Department
Accident in Saco Involves Two Cars and a Motorcycle
Police report a Saturday afternoon crash in Saco involving two cars and a motorcycle. Drivers were Gerard R. Houle, 25, of 59A Storer St. Saco. Germaine C. Bourque, 60, of 532 Main St. Biddeford. and motorcycle rider William A. Scott, 18, of 22 Vernon St., Saco.
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Saco
Gerard R. Houle
Storer St
Germaine C. Bourque
Main St
Biddeford
William A. Scott
Vernon St
Origin of Copely Hotel Fire Under Inspection
State fire inspector and Fire Chief Thomas Smith resumed probes into a suspicious fire at Copely Hotel in Old Orchard Beach after 1:15 a m Sunday. Two basement blazes were put out by the sprinkler system. the building had been broken into with only minor smoke damage. Three engines and 21 men responded. hotel owner listed as Mrs Sam Harrisburg on Harrisburg Street.
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Old Orchard Beach
Thomas Smith
Copely Hotel
Smith
Harrisburg Street
Sam Harrisburg
Town dump rekindles blaze on Smithwheel Road
Fire crews spent two hours at the Smithwheel Road dump Sunday and report the fire still burning this morning. Authorities warn residents to avoid the area as the blaze continues to threaten nearby structures.
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Old Orchard Beach
Smithwheel Road
Rug Fires Hit Home on Benoit Avenue
Firemen extinguished two rug fires in a home at 10 Benoit Ave early this morning. Police Chief Frank Stevens returns to desk after a month recovering from a minor heart attack and will start on a partial then regular schedule. Police Sgt Lawrence Plante has acted as chief in Stevens' absence.
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Old Orchard Beach
Benoit Ave
Kennebunk
Frank Stevens
Stevens
Lawrence Plante
Sextuplets Born Sunday in Colorado Family
In Lakewood Colorado six babies four boys and two girls were born Sunday night at Colorado General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Eugene J Stanek. The infants, six weeks premature and weighing under two to under three pounds, were breathing on their own. Ceasarian surgery assisted the birth of the last five babies. The mother and babies were reported in fair condition. Stanek works as an accountant and the couple has a four year old son.
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Denver
Colo
Lakewood
Colorado General Hospital
Eugene J. Stanek
Stanek
Groundbreaking for 60 S S seniors apartments in Biddeford
James Mitchell of the Maine State Housing Authority visits Biddeford for a ground breaking ceremony on Graham Street near the Sisters of Mercy convent. The 60 subsidized units under section 23 aim for rents not exceeding 70 dollars monthly, funded by MSHA with local government and builder Carl Cimino. The project marks the last subsidized elderly housing left in Maine due to a federal housing freeze.
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Graham Street
Biddeford
Philip Laverriere
Ward
David Twomey
Council Presi
James Mitchell
Maine State Housing Authority
MSHA
Sisters of Mercy
Mitchell
Gilbert) Boucher
Carl Cimino
Biddeford Se
Nior Citizens Group
Maine
Supreme Court
HUD
State House
Augusta
York-Cumberland Housing Development Corp
Crime Rate Declines In Kennebunk Area After Labor Day
Kennebunk area police report a September drop in arrests from August numbers as the summer surge ends. Acting chief Lawrence Plante notes fewer incidents until late fall, with most August arrests due to speeding and various offenses. Police plan periodic checks of vacant summer homes to deter break ins.
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Kennebunks
Lawrence Plante
Kensebank
Kennebunk
Kenasedunkpor
Kennebunkport
Despres Seated as OOB Chamber President
The Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce unanimously elected David J Despres as executive secretary replacing William Mullen who resigned after one year. Despres plans direct ties with Biddeford Saco chambers and will lobby for tourism with state and local media and forums. He is a former aides to Sen. Muskie and can devote near full time to the role.
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Old Orchard Beach
Biddeford
Saco
Chamber of Commerce
Pee A
Despres, Oasey
State Department of Economics Development
Canada
Despres
Edmund Muskie
Train Derailment Injures One Near Monmouth
A Maine Central Railroad train derailed Sunday near Monmouth injuring one person. Nineteen of the 170-car consist derailed with five loaded cars leaving the track into Lake Marana cook. The accident occurred on the back road between Lewiston and Water ville, according to MCR spokesman Arnold Traverse.
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Monmouth
Maine Central Railroad
Lake Maranacook
MCR
Arinold Traverse
Lewiston
Waterville
Traverse
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