Category: Passages/Obituaries

Passages

by Rev. Susan Murphy Irene D. (Roberts) Orino, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on June 12. Irene was born on June 23, 1938, in Sanford to Kerwin and Dorothy (Michaud) Roberts. The family moved to Rumford where she graduated from Stephens High and then earned her degree from Gorham State Teachers College, class of 1959. She went on to teach in Mexico, Maine, New York and finally at St Ignatius School, in Sanford. Irene and Daniel…

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compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Anita J. Arsenault, 89, a resident of Sanford passed away Monday, June 3, 2024, at Maine Medical Center in Biddeford following a period of failing health.  Anita was born in Sanford, on September 7, 1934, the daughter of Azade E. Arsenault Sr. and Rachel Lapointe Arsenault. She attended local schools and graduated from Sanford High School. Following her graduation, she took a position with New England Telephone, as an operator and over the course of…

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Maxine Cecilia “Cecile” Bouchard, 67, passed away on May 20, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. Cecile was born in Waterville, Maine on June 19,1956, the eighth of nine children born to J. Alphie and Yvette (Michaud) Bouchard. Cecile attended Winslow High School, class of 1974. She was a gifted athlete and participated in numerous sports, lettering in basketball, field hockey and track and field. Cecile attended the University of Maine at the Bangor campus.…

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compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Bertha Dugre-Demers, 85, of Sanford, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 20, 2024, in her home with her beloved family at her side. Bertha was born on February 16, 1939, in Sanford, the daughter of Ernest and Margaret (Huard) Boulet. She grew up in Sanford and attended local schools, graduating from St. Ignatius High School in 1957. Bertha met her first husband Richard “Duke” Dugre and in July of 1959, they married spending 54 memorable…

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by Rev. Susan Murphy Aurore Beland, 99, of Springvale, passed away on May 14, 2024. She was born in Springvale on July 17, 1924, the daughter of Francois and Aurore Sevigny. She was educated at Notre Dame School and Sanford High School. Prior to her marriage to Renaud Beland she worked at the Sanford Goodall Mills. She and her husband owned and operated a restaurant and a superette store for 20 years in Springvale. Aurore was a member of St.…