Category: Passages/Obituaries

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Howard Acker, a native of Alfred, passed away on Oct. 13, 2024, in Charlottesville, VA. He was born on Sept. 23, 1930, to Henry Palmer Acker and Mary Greim Acker. He grew up in the Sanford/Springvale area, graduating from Sanford High School in 1949. Howard was an apprentice at Saco Lowell shops in Lowell, MA, where he learned to be a draftsman. He married the love of his life, Marcia Elaine King, in June 1952.…

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Compiled by Rev. Sue Murphy Margaret H. Vincent, 73, of Sanford, passed away peacefully, after a brief illness, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born on March 9, 1951, to James T. and Dorothea (Horne) Hill in Sanford. Margaret was a lifelong resident of Sanford/Springvale. She attended local schools and graduated from Sanford High School with the class of 1969. She also attended Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, where she explored her…

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy John D. Ballenger, known as “Jack”, 56, of Sanford died peacefully on October 22, 2024, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Jack was born on July 1, 1968, in Sanford to Edwin and Faith Ballenger. He attended Sanford schools and graduated in 1986. Jack was a proud member of the Class of 1986 and organized many gatherings throughout the years. He was a man of the theater and wanted to share that experience with…

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By Rev. Sue Murphy Charles Leland Nickerson, 90, of Wells passed away peacefully on October 14, 2024. He was born on November 14, 1933, in Sanford, Maine, the son of the late Dr. Millard E. and Allison Choate Nickerson. He graduated from Sanford High School in 1952 and served in the U.S. Air Force as a staff sergeant during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1956. Mr. Nickerson earned a B.A. in Government from the University of New Hampshire in 1960…

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Brother Mark D. Couture, 89, a Brother of Christian Instruction for 70 years, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Sanford. The son of Donat and Rita (Prefontaine) Couture, he was born in Somersworth, NH, on Dec. 1, 1934. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Sanford in 1953 and began his novitiate studies for the Brothers of Christian Instruction in 1954 at Oka, Quebec. He pronounced his final vows in 1959. Brother…