Category: Passages/Obituaries

Passages: December 9, 2023

Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Eleanor Gauvreau, 87, of Springvale, died Saturday Dec. 2, 2023, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born in Bellows Falls, Vt., on Jan. 3, 1936, the daughter of Dana and Hazel (Bedaw) Grignon. The family moved to Connecticut in 1941 and settled there. Eleanor graduated from Hillyer College in 1954 with an AB Degree in medical science and from the University of Oklahoma in 1956 with a degree in medical biology.…

Passages: December 3, 2023

L-R: Theresa M. Rivard, Glen W Carter Jr., Richard "Dick" Grant Ford Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Theresa M. Rivard, 97, of Springvale, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2023. She was born in Sanford on June 3, 1926, to Napoleon and Alice (Michaud) LaRochelle. Theresa grew up in Sanford and worked in the Goodall Mills as a young woman. She met Jerry (Gerard) shortly after he returned from the war, and the two fell in love and married in…

Passages: November 26, 2023

Lydia Jean Ashline 17, of Sanford, beloved daughter of Hayden Sevey and Nicole Ashline died on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, following a tragic automobile accident in Rochester, NH. She grew up in Sanford where she was a spirited senior at Sanford High School, where she left an indelible mark on the hearts of her peers and teachers. She loved her friends and teachers and was always very active in Peer Helpers there. She was eagerly anticipating a role as a…

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy David Erickson of Sanford, veteran, loving husband, father and grandfather, died on Nov. 7, 2023, at SMHC in Biddeford. Born on June 22, 1963, in Portland, David grew up in Buxton and graduated from Bonny Eagle High School. He entered the Army out of high school and went on to be a combat veteran who would earn a Bronze Star. He was seriously wounded while serving in Operation Desert Storm and spent many months recuperating…

Passages: November 12, 2023

Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Lee Elizabeth Palmquist, 68, of Springvale, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, leaving behind a legacy of love, family, and cherished interests. She was born on May 5, 1955, in Attleboro, Massachusetts, to her loving parents, Roy and Helen (Stahl) Palmquist. She graduated from Foxboro High School in 1973 and attained knowledge that led her to Northeastern University in Boston and the Catherine Gibbs Business School. Lee made significant contributions…