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Obituary: Linden D. Goodrich

October 3, 1956—February 24, 2022 Linden D. Goodrich, 65, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Linden was born on October 3, 1956, the 11th of 12 children of John and Sophie (Bobchick) Goodrich.  He was born at home in Sanford where he grew up and was a lifelong resident.  He attended and graduated from Central School. Being a social person, he was a proud member of the “True Fans of Elvis Club” and looked forward to meetings and…

Obituary: Shirley Greims Cormier Goodwin

December 14, 1929-February 13, 2022 Shirley Greims Cormier Goodwin, 92, of Springvale, died on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Summer Commons Senior care facility in Sanford, ME, where she resided for six years. She was born on December 14, 1929, the daughter of Herbert Greims and Dorothy Stanley Greims Mucci. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in Shapleigh and then local Sanford schools and graduated from Sanford High School in 1946. On June 13, 1964, she married Ronald “Red” Goodwin at…

Obituary: John L. Tuttle, Jr.

John L. Tuttle, Jr., 70, of Sanford, died on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. John was born in Rochester, New Hampshire on February 24, 1951, to John L and Hazel P. (Lloyd) Tuttle.  He grew up in Sanford and attended local schools graduating in 1970 with high honors from Sanford High School.  He graduated 20th in his class and received several scholarships as well as the Ethel Prescott Award for Athletics.  He earned 10…

Obituary: Charles William Heffernan

Charles William Heffernan (January 11, 1929 - January 8, 2022) Charles passed away peacefully at home in Amherst, just shy of his 93rd birthday. Son of William Heffernan and Alice Roberts Heffernan, Charles was born in E. Waterboro, ME where he grew up until he attended New England Conservatory as a piano major earning a Music Certificate. After teaching music in rural Maine for eight years, Charles married Ethel Briggs (now Meg Worcester) in 1957 and attended the University of Michigan,…

Obituary: Rose E. Coutu

Rose Elizabeth Mahoney Coutu, 91, a resident of Seal Rock in Saco and a former resident of Sanford, died peacefully at Seal Rock on Saturday, November 20, 2021. Rose was born May 29, 1930 and was the youngest daughter of John and Lillian Wright Mahoney.  She attended Sanford schools and went on to obtain a certificate as a certified nurse aid. Rose’s long and varied job history included working as a waitress at Valley’s Steakhouse in Kittery, as a retail…

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