Category: Passages/Obituaries

Passages

Compiled by Rev. Sue Murphy Frank Roy Marshall Noble, 67, of Sanford, passed away unexpectedly on April 27, 2025, at his home. Frank was born in Lewiston on Aug. 4, 1957, to Ellsworth Noble and Shirley Camacho. He lived in Rumford until the age of 14, when he moved to Waterboro. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved being in the woods and going for hikes. His family and friends were always very important to him. Frank worked…

Passages: May 2, 2025 

Alfred R. Lamontagne, 84, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2025, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a brief illness. Fred was born in Sanford on June 1, 1940, to Roger and Rita Lamontagne. He graduated from Sanford High School in 1958. He served four years in the U.S. Navy as a signalman. After leaving the Navy in 1962, he worked for Alfred Lamontagne Sons, a commercial builder established by his grandfather in 1913. Fred enjoyed playing…

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Compiled by Gail Burnett Gordon Joseph Parker, 82, of North Shapleigh, died on March 1 after a three-year fight with cancer. He was born on April 24, 1942, the youngest child of Joseph and Valeda Parker of Parkman, in Piscataquis County. As a boy, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and hauling pulp wood for his father with a horse and skid. His family home had wood heat and no indoor plumbing, but life was good, and blessedly simple. After graduating from…

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Compiled by Rev Sue Murphy Francis H. O’Gorman, 81, of Sanford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 7, surrounded by his loving family. Francis was born in Saco on Feb. 2, 1944, the youngest child of James and Pearl (Cole) O’Gorman. He grew up in Sanford, where he enjoyed playing trumpet in the school band and graduated from Sanford High School. Shortly after, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Following his…

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Compiled by the Rev. Susan Murphy Joan W. Anderson, 91, of Sanford, died peacefully on Thursday March 27, 2025. She was born in Fort Fairfield on Dec. 1, 1933, the daughter of Peter and Alice (Parker) Cyr. She earned her associate’s degree in nursing and was very devoted to her nursing career. She loved being a nurse and worked until the age of 78. Joan enjoyed her pets, playing the piano, reading, and dancing with her husband, Sam; they excelled…