Category: Passages/Obituaries

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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.…

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compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Ronnie Carlton Bell, 81, of Sanford, died on Tuesday, May 8, 2024, at Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. Ronnie was born on May 16, 1942, in Jasper, Florida. He grew up in Lakeland, Florida and lived for 33 years in Canton, NC, before moving to Sanford, where he came to be a missionary helper in the Calvary Baptist Church. Ronnie worked all his adult life until retirement as an auto body repairer. He was…

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Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Betty Lou Drouin, 85, of Sanford, passed away peacefully April 28 at Brentwood Nursing Home. She was born in Springvale on Dec. 15, 1938, the daughter of Ellsworth and Gladys Nichols. She attended Sanford schools and worked at General Electric in Somersworth, NH. She enjoyed playing cards with her friends and watching her beloved Boston Red Sox. Betty was predeceased by her husband Ronald and daughter Karen (Drouin) Warner and grandson Tyler Woodsome. Survivors include…

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compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Daureen Ann Desveaux, 78, of Sanford, died peacefully at home on Wednesday April 24, 2024. She was born in Dover, NH on Sept. 7, 1945, the daughter of Raymond and Beatrice (Laronde) Barton. She attended St. Mary's Academy for 12 years. Upon her graduation, she met and married her husband of 56 years, Paul Desveaux and together they raised three children. When the youngest of their children entered school, Daureen started her career with the…