Category: Passages/Obituaries

Passages

L-R: Ruth P. Boothby, Jean E. Goodwin Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy  Ruth P. Boothby, 95, of Sanford died peacefully on Feb. 8, 2024, at Summer Commons. She was born on March 8, 1928, in Shapleigh to Orrin and Laura (Mann) Pillsbury. She graduated from Sanford High School and Gorham State Teachers College. She was a 2nd grade teacher in Sanford for many years. The farm in Shapleigh where Ruth lived most of her life and where Ruth and Harry raised…

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L-R: Paul R. Gendreau Sr., Richard C. Guinard "Ricky", Regina Mary Money Compiled by Rev. Susan MurphyPaul R. Gendreau Sr, 88, of Sanford passed away at home on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Paul was born in Sanford on Jan. 6, 1936, the son of the late Maurice and Angeline (Duchette) Gendreau. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School and then entered the U.S. Air Force in 1955. He was married to Bertha (Duchette) Gendreau and together they raised three children,…

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Ruby MacLellan, ViolaTunney, Clifford Fletcher By Rev. Sue Murphy Ruby M. MacLellan, 97, of Sanford, died on Jan. 28, 2024. She was born on April 10, 1926, the daughter of Perley and Mabel Whitten. Ruby and her nine siblings grew up in Kennebunkport. She attended Northeastern Business College, graduating in 1945, and went on to work as a private secretary at Randall and McAllister in Portland. She married Robert S. “Mac” MacLellan in 1947 and they had two children, Edward…

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Caption: L to R: Isis Gray, Judith Ridley  Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy and Zendelle Bouchard Isis Leana Gray, 33, of Otisfield, formerly of Sanford, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 at Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn. Isis was born on Sept. 26, 1990, in Portland, to Robert L. Gray and Diana Bean. She spent her childhood in Sanford, attending local schools and graduating from Sanford High School in 2010. Her favorite pastime was using her computer,…

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L-R: Rose Marie "Rosebud" Ryan, Cindy Shaw Compiled by Rev. Susan Murphy Rose Marie “Rosebud” Ryan, 73, dedicated teacher, wife and mother, died on Jan. 17, 2024, after a well-fought battle with brain cancer. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on Sept. 16, 1950, the daughter of veterinarian Dr. Winthrop and Marie (Geoffrion) Brielman of Holmes Road. She would grow up with her two brothers and two sisters on Abby Lodge Farm, a working dairy farm, doing the traditional chores…