WOOLWICH — Loring W. Edgerly, 98, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015, peacefully at his home. He was born in Augusta on Sept. 7, 1916, a son of Jason Owen and Myrtie (Wright) Edgerly. He grew up on a farm in Whitefield, and attended a one-room school. In 1938, he purchased land in Woolwich, […]

BRUNSWICK — Raymond Rosenzweig, 72, of Brunswick, passed away on April 10, 2015, after living his last 15 years with Cerebral Amyloidosis, a neurological disease causing brain hemorrhage and progressive dementia. A man of abundant kindness and humor, he lived his final years with considerable grace and courage in the face of mounting losses due […]

Roland J. Violette, 78, went to be with his Lord Jesus, on April 9, 2015, transferring his membership from the earthly church to the church triumphant. He died with his wife at his side at Androscoggin Hospice House, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Lauvriere, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada, on Oct. […]

LEWISTON — Virginia Ann Smith, 46, of Lewiston, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at her home. She was born on May 30, 1968, in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, a daughter of Michael and Betty (Flanders) Smith of Northwood, NH. Virginia graduated from Brunswick High School in 1987 and also from Mid-State College in 1998 […]

TOPSHAM — Jan Swinchatt, beloved wife of Peter and mother of Tom, Karen and Jeff, passed on Friday, April 10, 2015. She died at Mass General Hospital of a severe case of Interstitial Lung Disease. Jan was born in Lewiston, Maine, on June 30, 1933, to parents Margaret and Frank Bean. She grew up at […]

LISBON FALLS — Ellen E. Disney, of Lisbon Falls, died at the Hospice House in Auburn on April 10, 2015. She was born in Hartford, Conn., on April 30, 1943. She was the only child of Allen W. and Gretchen M. Hart of Unionville, Conn. She graduated from Farmington High and earned a B.S. in […]