Issue for July 13, 2023

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Issue for July 13, 2023

Celebrating 35 years of local news

How will new mooring ordinance impact recreation on Palermo waters?

In March 2023, Palermo residents voted to approve a mooring ordinance for lakes and ponds in Palermo. The ordinance and its impact on Palermo waters, including Sheepscot Lake, will be the focus of the Sheepscot Lake Association’s upcoming Annual Meeting on Thursday, July 20, 6 p.m,. at the Fish and Game Clubhouse, on Rte 3… Submitted by Pam McKenney, Sheepscot Lake Association Board

Pirates visit the China Village library to celebrate summer reading

It was a quiet Monday morning, June 26 it was, when a pair of pirates descended on the China Village Library. Children and their parents and grandparents gathered to see if rumor was true, or was it mere hearsay? Would pirates really come to the village? By way of China Lake? Rumor had it that their ship was hidden in a cove somewhere, but to what end? In haste they ap­peared like an apparition before the group of young Bookaneers. Of those present, some donned pirate attire suitable for the occasion… by Carla Gade

Town News

Committee updated on reopening of waste facility

CHINA – China transfer station committee members spent their July 11 meeting mostly on updates – the latest news locally and from the former trash-to-energy facility in Hampden to which China used to send waste and may again…

Select board OKs PSAP agreement with Waterville

CHINA – At a very short special meeting June 30, the last day of the 2022-23 fiscal year, China select board members paid about $78,000 in end-of-year bills and approved a PSAP (Public Service Answering Point) agreement with the City of Waterville…

Webber Pond Assn. president issues post meeting report

VASSALBORO – Webber Pond Association president John Reuthe recently presented his anual report from the annual meeting, which provides information that people have been asking…

PHOTO: Giving a helping hand

WEEKS MILLS – On Sunday afternoon, July 9, ten members of Dirigo Lodge #104 Masons, of Weeks Mills, gathered at the home of the widow of their former lodge secretary to split and stack winter’s wood into the woodshed…

Give Us Your Best Shot!

The best recent photos from our readers!…

Name that film!

Identify the film in which this famous line originated and qualify to win FREE passes to The Maine Film Center, in Waterville: “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Email us at townline@townline.org with subject “Name that film!” Deadline for submission is August 10, 2023…

SCHOOL NEWS

Veronica Black graduates from Beal University school of nursing

WEEKS MILLS – Veronica Black graduated from Beal University school of nursing on June 20. She is the daughter of Debra Hyler and Norman Black, and granddaughter of Alice Baxter, of Weeks Mills…

Local happenings

EVENTS: Annual 11-hour continuous soccer returns

WATERVILLE – Over 500 players, including 17 high school soccer teams from around the state, will join the 11-hour, continuous soccer game “Kick For Cass” on Saturday, July 15, at Thomas College, in Waterville. The annual event is held in memory of Cassidy Charette, a former midfielder for Messalonskee High School girls soccer, who wore the #11 jersey, before her passing in a tragic hayride accident on October 11, 2014…

EVENTS: List of Lake Association Meetings

CENTRAL ME – Schedule of local lake association meetings…

Webber’s Pond

Webber’s Pond is a comic drawn by an anonymous central Maine resident (click thumbnail to enlarge)…

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Kennebec River Brew Fest

AUGUSTA — The Kennebec River BrewFest will be held on Saturday, August 5, from | 2 – 6 p.m., at Mill Park, in Augusta. Must be 21 years of age or older. Tickets are nonrefundable… and many other local events!

2022-’23 Real Estate Tax Due Dates

Real estate tax due dates for the towns of Albion, China, Fairfield, Oakland, Palermo, Sidney, Vassalboro, Waterville, Windsor and Winslow…

Obituaries

CLINTON – Eugene Edmond Joseph Bourgoin, 85, passed peacefully Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Lakewood Continuing Care, in Waterville. He was born on August 14, 1937, in Van Buren, to father Edmond and mother Albertine (Berube) Bourgoin… and remembering 13 others.

Celebrating Maine history

Click here for all of our recent stories about the local history of Maine!

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: How towns cared for the poor – Part 3 & 4 (new)

KV HISTORY — This article is the third of four that will talk about how central Kennebec Valley towns took care of their destitute residents, when welfare was a local responsibility. Last week’s piece summarized actions in China from the 1820s into the 1870s, when the poor farm on the east shore of China Lake housed many of the town’s paupers (some were still bid out or assisted as they lived with family members)… by Mary Grow

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Caring for the poor – Part 2

KV HISTORY — This article will continue the theme started June 14, how central Kennebec Valley towns took care of their poor residents, jumping across the Kennebec River from Augusta and Sidney to Vassalboro, Windsor, Palermo and China. The focus will remain – mostly – on the 19th century… by Mary Grow

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: The story of Independence Day

KV HISTORY — According to Wikipedia, celebrating Independence Day on July 4 each year is most likely an error. The writer of the on-line site’s article on this national holiday says that the Second Continental Congress, meeting in a closed session, approved Virginia representative Richard Henry Lee’s resolution declaring the United States independent of Great Britain on July 2, 1776… by Mary Grow

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Society of Friends in Vassalboro

QUAKER HISTORY — On Sunday afternoon, June 18, Joann Clark Austin, of South China, a semi-retired lawyer and self-described “fifth-generation China Quaker,” spoke on the local history of Quakerism at the Vassalboro Historical Society… by Mary Grow

Common Ground: Win a $10 gift certificate!

DEADLINE: Wednesday, July 13, 2023

Identify the people in these three photos, and tell us what they have in common. You could win a $10 gift certificate to Hannaford Supermarket! Email your answer to townline@townline.org or through our Contact page. Include your name and address with your answer. Use “Common Ground” in the subject!

Previous winner: Carrie McGrath, So. China

Town Line Original Columnists

Roland D. HalleeSCORES & OUTDOORS

by Roland D. Hallee | Slugs! They have been raising havoc with my sweet peppers and broccoli. They have also done major damage to my wife’s flower beds. Last year they were responsible for the complete destruction of my cucumber, green peppers and marigold plantings at camp. There seems to be no end to them. That raised the question: what are slugs, what are their usefulness and how do we get rid of them?…

LAKE LIFE TODAY

by Elaine Philbrook | Last week’s article covered rain gardens and how they help “slow the flow” of rainwater by capturing and filtering that stormwater from roofs, driveways, downspouts, and other hard (impervious) surfaces. This week’s article on Best Management Practice (BMPs) features “berms” and how they are an effective BMP to prevent pollutants and excess nutrients from entering the lake from your yard…

Peter CatesREVIEW POTPOURRI

by Peter Cates | Singer Tiny Bradshaw (1907-1958) was an important figure in the development of what came to be known as rhythm and blues. A 1951 King label (4447) ten-inch 78 rpm record features him vi­brantly vocalizing two blues selections – Brad’s Blues; and Two Dry Bones on the Pantry Shelf – with very leisurely paced but riveting backup instrumentalists who convey a very powerful sense of oneness with his singing…

I’M JUST CURIOUS

by Debbie Walker | I have been collecting seasonal tips for some years now and once again they are for what’s left of your summer. Wish I had been able to get them out sooner. Of course, summer weather for Florida lasts a lot longer…

VETERANS CORNER

by Gary Kennedy | Well since we have returned from our humanitarian trip to S.E. Asia much has happened surrounding the Veterans Administration and veterans. Where does one go when they are told by the VA that they don’t qualify for VA programs as they make too much money?…

FOR YOUR HEALTH

(NAPSI) — Angie King, of Detroit, has been in healthcare for more than 20 years, currently as a medical assistant. She loves her job and helping people. But being on her feet all day caused her varicose veins to swell, causing pain and heaviness in her legs. “Some days I was in real pain and it’s hard not to show it…

I’M JUST CURIOUS: Some summer tips

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REMINDER OF SUMMER PAST: Judy Mathiau, of Vassalboro, snapped these colorful flowers last summer.

by Debbie Walker

I have been collecting seasonal tips for some years now and once again they are for what’s left of your summer. Wish I had been able to get them out sooner. Of course, summer weather for Florida lasts a lot longer.

I don’t know if you have seen your can make a temporary waterer. I like this cheap one. In a pinch to water your yards and your little people, grab a two liter soft drink bottle and put holes in it for watering. Use waterproof tape to be sure to hold the bottle on a hose. Yardwork and emergency fun for children for cheap!

You left your swimsuits without drying them. It is not perfect but a good idea just the same. Do you have one of those salad spinners that I don’t have? You can spin the extra water right out of it! Or, you can place the suit on a towel and roll it up until it squeezes out water. Works like a charm.

To grow lush green yards place wet paper teabags over your lawn. The bags will release nutrients, seeping into the ground, you can even dust with dry powdered iced tea mix for bigger areas.

You don’t have to cool your wine or other drinks with ice that will water them down. I love frozen grapes in the summer for a cooling snack but also learned they were better than ice for drinks!

Pool noodles are handy in the summer months.

I love this one. How many times have you tried to fill a bucket with water, but the bucket is too big? So, you put the noodle over the faucet and let the water flow through.

Have you ever had trouble picking up or moving a heavy plant. The dirt or the pebbles in the bottom make it almost impossible, and then add water. Cut up pool noodles for the bottom of the pot and then add the plant and soil. Still have the drain needed but much lighter.

You have tools such as rakes, hoes, and shovels. Slit a pool noodle in every so many inches, just enough of a slit that will hold the noodles in place, noodle horizontal and slits are vertical cuts. Attach to your wall. You could make another one to hang mops, brooms, and possibly a lightweight vacuum.

I also like the noodles for making a knee rest for when you are on your knees gardening. The instructions I read in my latest First magazine about the noodles. Cut three sections from the pool noodle wide enough for your knees to rest on and bind them together with rubber bands so they look like a raft. Inexpensive and with a little thought we could find other uses for adults and comforts.

I read there is a different spray against mosquitoes that smells a bit better than usual. Fill spray bottle with distilled water and 15 drops of lavender essential oil. Spray around the deck, or on outdoor furniture and on yourself. It is said they hate the smell of lavender.

I’m just curious which ones you will try, me, too. The First magazine never fails to give me new ideas and some I can add to as well. What are your favorite magazines? Any comments or questions, if I can help find me at DebbieWalker@townline.org . Have a great week!!

PS: don’t throw the old grills away, bet it makes a great planter and on wheels to move around. From First, also.

REVIEW POTPOURRI: Music Potpourri

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Tiny Bradshaw

Peter Catesby Peter Cates

Tiny Bradshaw

Singer Tiny Bradshaw (1907-1958) was an important figure in the development of what came to be known as rhythm and blues. A 1951 King label (4447) ten-inch 78 rpm record features him vi­brantly vocalizing two blues selections – Brad’s Blues; and Two Dry Bones on the Pantry Shelf – with very leisurely paced but riveting backup instrumentalists who convey a very powerful sense of oneness with his singing.

Theresa Brewer

Theresa Brewer

Teresa Brewer (1931-2007) will forever be associated with Music! Music! Music! which she recorded first for London records in 1949, a second time for Coral in 1953 and a third time in 1962 in Europe for the Dutch label Philips.

A 1952 ten-inch 78 rpm, also on Coral, features her peppery singing of two novelty songs, Ricochet; and Too Young to Tango. Her arranger/conductor is Jack Pleis (1917-1990) who provided exquisite backdrops for some of Kitty Kallen’s best records from the 1950s – Little Things Mean a Lot, In the Chapel in the Moonlight, I’m Old Fashioned.

Reginald Kell

Reginald Kell

I have a 1940 Victor Red Seal 78 rpm set of four 12-inch fragile records featuring clarinetist Reginald Kell (1906-1981) performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, a piece composed towards the end of that genius’ much too short life before he died at the age of 35, in 1791, from a variety of health problems, was bedridden the last two or three months, and buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave.

The Concerto was the 622nd among his almost 800 works and was yet one more incredible example of quantity of work combined with quality.

Kell collaborated with Sir Malcolm Sargent (1895-1967) and the London Philharmonic where he had been principal clarinetist since 1932 when Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961) hired him, oboist Leon Goosens (1897-1988) and several other brilliant ensemble virtuosos and transformed the orchestra into the finest group for recording purposes during the 1930s.

Kell eventually moved to the U.S. where he numbered among his pupils the legendary Benny Goodman (1909-1986).

With respect to the Mozart Concerto, Kell was noted for a very expressive vibrato in his playing but very strangely, I found the performance of the Mozart rather bland.

Along with the Brewer and Bradshaw 78s, it too can be heard via YouTube.

Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt

Hundreds of books have been written about Franklin (1882-1945) and Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) but I do share two items of possible interest:

In 1974, noted journalist Jim Bishop (1907-1987), who was acclaimed for his The Day Lincoln Was Shot and The Day Kennedy Was Shot, published FDR’S Last Year: April 1944-April 1945, which revealed much previously unknown information about the 32nd president’s declining health in an immensely fascinating book of more than 500 pages and was critically acclaimed.

Secondly, South China’s most famous native and the Quaker founder of the American Friends Service Committee, Rufus Jones (1863-1948), was friends with Eleanor and former President Herbert Hoover.

Up and down the Kennebec Valley: How towns cared for the poor

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Many poor houses were designed to punish the poor for their poverty.

by Mary Grow

China concluded and Albion

This article is the third of four that will talk about how central Kennebec Valley towns took care of their destitute residents, when welfare was a local responsibility.

Last week’s piece summarized actions in China from the 1820s into the 1870s, when the poor farm on the east shore of China Lake housed many of the town’s paupers (some were still bid out or assisted as they lived with family members). In the 1870s, the China bicentennial history says, there were often 20 or more people living on the farm, “many of them too old or too ill to help with the work.”

The farm superintendent was usually paid $300 (in 1874, $325) annually. Building maintenance was, or should have been, an ongoing expense. The history quotes from the March 1873 report of selectmen Alexander Chadwick, John Hamilton and Caleb Jones: they called the farm’s house “wholly unfit,” as it was “very cold and void of nearly every convenience which the wants of the inmates and those who have charge of them demand.”

The farm itself was “very much run out,” so that crops were small and income inadequate, they wrote.

They concluded: “The poor are a class of unfortunate beings who are entitled to our warmest sympathies, and demand from us all respect and kindness, and we believe it is a duty which we owe to them and to God, to provide them with comfortable homes and render them as happy as we possibly can.”

Unmoved, voters at the March 1873 town meeting rejected an appropriation to work on the buildings. In 1876, the history says, town records show $161.87 spent on repairs; but in 1877 voters refused to allocate more money to finish the work.

Through the rest of the century the farm hung on, with fewer residents – only half a dozen for much of the 1890s. The superintendent’s pay went down to $200 a year in 1880 and 1890.

The history lists minor upgrades, like a new cookstove in 1887, and building repairs in 1895 and 1900. In 1908, “a well was sunk at the south end of the barn, finally providing an abundant water supply.”

Town reports indicated that the farm also provided overnight lodging and meals for tramps passing through China.

The China history documents an incident that appears to indicate that not all poor China residents wanted to live on the town farm. Voters at the town meeting in March 1881 agreed to reimburse selectmen Elihu Hanson and Francis Jones for their expenses “defending themselves against an assault and battery charge brought by a town pauper, Mary Coro, ‘while in the discharge of their official duties as Overseers of the Poor in removing her to the poor house.'”

For much of the early 20th century China officials rented out the poor farm, at least part of the time with the understanding that if a pauper needed to live there, the tenant would take care of him or her.

A February 1911 report listed “$482.75 worth of livestock, supplies and equipment on the farm.” But, selectmen said, two of the three residents in 1909 had died and the third had left Maine, and no one had moved in during 1910. They suggested town meeting voters consider a change.

At the March 1920 town meeting, voters finally approved selling the farm. Carrol Jones bought it for $2,000 in April.

Associated with the town farm was a cemetery, which the bicentennial history says was “(probably) always a town-owned burying ground.” In the cemetery, in 1975, were the headstone of John Chase, who died June 19, 1839, at the age of 38, “an initialed footstone, and many fieldstones.”

In the 1890s, China’s town farm superintendent “acquired a new responsibility,” the bicentennial history says. The March 1891 town meeting authorized selectmen to buy a town hearse and to build a hearse house, giving them $700 for the project.

Selectmen decided to put the town farm superintendent in charge of the hearse, and they had the hearse house built on the farm. The hearse cost $500, the building $170.39, according to the history.

In 1892, the town earned $15 “for letting the China hearse be used out of town.” What became of the hearse is unstated; the building was part of the farm when Carrol Jones bought it in 1920.

Jones stored his farm machinery in the building for a while before he gave it to “his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Nye, who turned it into a summer cottage.” The cottage was still in use when the history was published in 1975.

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In many areas, poor families were auctioned off to the lowest bidder.

Moving north to Albion, Ruby Crosby Wiggin found that in 1804, voters appropriated $1,200 for roads, $200 for schools and an amount she did not list for “the support of the poor and other town charges.” (If this sentence sounds familiar, it might be because Augusta voters took similar action at a 1797 town meeting, as was reported in the first article in this series.)

Albion voters began bidding out the poor in 1810, Wiggin wrote, during a period of hard times, when newly-built roads were discontinued and produce instead of money was accepted in payment of taxes. In one case, a man agreed to take care of a widow “for $8.00 and the use of her cow for one year.”

Wiggin did not mention paupers again until she excerpted from the 1868 town report. It included, she said, a report that “doctoring the town poor” for a year had cost voters $3.25.

She continued: “Either they were a healthy lot or the Doctor didn’t receive much for each call. We might conclude that there weren’t many poor people, but since the town had maintained a town farm for several years, there must have been a few of them.”

Wiggin gave no more information about the town farm, but Henry Kingsbury devoted a paragraph to it in his 1892 Kennebec County history. He wrote that about 1858, after the poor had been “cared for by individual contract” (presumably since soon after the town was incorporated as Fairfax in 1804), town officials bought a farm “on the Bessey road, three miles south of the Corner.”

The farm had been settled by Solomon Bessey around 1810 and by the 1850s belonged to his nephew, William Bessey. Kingsbury wrote that the initial purchase was 160 acres; later sales and acquisitions made it about 170 acres by 1892.

Bessey Road, now called Bessey Ridge Road, runs south from Routes 202 and 137 to Libby Hill Road, in the southern part of town. An 1879 map of Albion, in the atlas of Kennebec County, shows the town farm on the east side of the road about half-way along. On the same side of the road, C. H. Chalmers lived north of the town farm and H. B. Bessey south; A. Bessey’s property was on the west side about half-way between the town farm and H. B. Bessey.

Albion went through at least two town hearses, according to Wiggin’s history. The earlier was “simply a wooden box on wheels” that was allowed to rot “out back of the hearse house” (wherever that was). Blacksmith Benjamin Abbott bought the “wheels, axletree and tongue” in February 1886 for $16.

By then, Albion had a new hearse, thanks to an 1884 spending spree: in that one year, town officials bought a $200 road machine and a $450 hearse. The hearse, made by Cooper Brothers in Searsmont, was “a beautiful thing,” Wiggin wrote, with shiny black paint, nickel trim and tasseled window curtains.

Its custodian, Bert Skillins, drove “a pair of dapple gray horses that were as spic and span and tasseled as the hearse itself.”

According to Wiggin, as residents admired the new hearse, one commented that “he hoped no one would kill himself just for the sake of riding in it.” Yes, Wiggin wrote: “The first occupant was a suicide victim.”

Main sources

Grow, Mary M., China Maine Bicentennial History including 1984 revisions (1984).
Halfpenny, H. E., Atlas of Kennebec County Maine 1879 (1879).
Kingsbury, Henry D., ed., Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1892 (1892).
Wiggin, Ruby Crosby, Albion on the Narrow Gauge (1964).

Websites, miscellaneous.

LEGAL NOTICES for Thursday, July 13, 2023

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STATE OF MAINE
PROBATE COURT
COURT ST.,
SKOWHEGAN, ME
SOMERSET, ss
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
18-A MRSA sec. 3-801

The following Personal Representatives have been appointed in the estates noted. The first publication date of this notice July 13 & 20, 2023. If you are a creditor of an estate listed below, you must present your claim within four months of the first publication date of this Notice to Creditors by filing a written statement of your claim on a proper form with the Register of Probate of this Court or by delivering or mailing to the Personal Representative listed below at the address published by his name, a written statement of the claim indicating the basis therefore, the name and address of the claimant and the amount claimed or in such other manner as the law may provide. See 18-C M.R.S.A. §3-80.

2023-202 – Estate of PRISCILLA J. DAGGETT, late of Madison, Maine deceased. Donna Lee Buzzell, 27 Thomas St., Madison, Maine 04950 appointed Personal Representa­tive.

2023-203 – Estate of DONNA TODD, late of Athens, Maine deceased. Ginger Todd, 139 South Main St., Athens, Maine 04912 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-205 – Estate of ROBERT J. ROULEAU, late of Skowhegan, Me deceased. Misty Blue Witham, 29 Milburn Street, Unit 2, Skowhegan, Me 04976 appointed Personal Representa­tive.

2023-204 – Estate of BRUCE J. ZIRA, JR., late of Skowhegan, Maine deceased. Carol More, 130 North Fair St., Guilford, CT 06437 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-206 – Estate of LEROY ANDREW NICHOLS, late of Madison, Maine deceased. Jon Rasmussen, 997 Beckwith Rd., Cornville, Maine 04976 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-209 – Estate of RICHARD E. CYR, late of Fairfield, Maine deceased. Stephanie Margaret Boardman-Wallace, 6 Gerald Ave., Fairfield, Me 04937 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-210 – Estate of GEORGE E. LEMAY Sr., late of Anson, Maine, deceased. George E. Lemay Jr., 274 Sandy River Rd., Starks, Maine 04911 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-213 – Estate of DIANE R. MCNAIR, late of Mercer, Maine deceased. Wesley C. McNair, 43 Main Street, Mercer, Maine 04957 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-214 – Estate of PAMELA H. GRAF, late of Embden, Maine deceased. Mikel E. Martin, 838 Cross Town Rd., Embden, Maine 04958 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-215 – Estate of PRISCILLA E. SPENCER, late of Cornville, Maine deceased. Stanley G. Spencer, Jr., 654 W. Ridge R., Cornville, Maine 04976 appointed Personal Represent­ative.

2023-216 – Estate of Helen G. Erickson, late of Norridgewock, Maine deceased. Diane Quirion, 81 Beech Hill Rd., Norridgewock, Maine and Karen Demo, 23 Stream View Drive, Skowhegan, Maine 04976 appointed Co- Personal Representatives.

2023-217 – Estate of ELWIN RAYMOND, late of Palmyra, Maine deceased. Michelle Robbins, 124 Hope Rd., Palmyra, Maine 04965 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-220 – Estate of CILIA B. PEASE, late of New Portland, Maine deceased. Steven D. Pease, 252 Spruce Pond Rd., Lexington, TWP Maine 04961 appointed Personal Representa­tive.

2023-222 – Estate of RAYMOND E. WOLFE, late of Skowhegan, Maine deceased. Suzanne Wolfe, 2306 Cedar Path, Riverhead, NY 11901 and Morgan Wolfe, 29 Old School Lane, Unit 204, Skowhegan, Maine 04976 appointed Co- Personal Representatives.

2023-223 – Estate of PAUL R. GETCHELL, late of Fairfield, Maine deceased. Sophia LeBlanc Coleman, 6 Provident Dr., Scarborough, Maine 04074 appointed Personal Representa­tive.

2023-224 – Estate of RHODA MAY AYOTTE, late of Harmony, Maine deceased. Francis W. Brown, PO Box 202, 84 Athens Rd., Harmony, Maine 04942 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-225 – Estate of CYNTHIA A. POMERLEAU, late of Skowhegan, Maine deceased. Nathan Richards, 22 Waterville Rd., Norridgewock, Maine 04676 appointed Personal Representative.

2023-226 – Estate of ROGER A. SABOURIN, late of Skowhegan, Maine deceased. Robert and Janice Miller, P.O. Box 425, Anson, Maine 04911 appointed Co-Personal Representatives.

2023-219 – Estate of JOAN M. RINGROSE, late of Lexington, Maine deceased. Erick L. Butler, Jr., 1231 Long Falls Dam Rd., Lexington, TWP Maine 04961 appointed Personal Representative.

TO BE PUBLISHED JULY 13, 2023
Dated July 10, 2023
/s/Victoria Hatch,
Register of Probate
(7/20)

STATE OF MAINE
PROBATE COURT
41 COURT ST.
SOMERSET, ss
SKOWHEGAN, ME
PROBATE NOTICES

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ESTATES LISTED BELOW

Notice is hereby given by the respective petitioners that they have filed petitions for appointment of personal representatives in the following estates or change of name. These matters will be heard at 10 a.m. or as soon thereafter as they may be on July 25, 2023. The requested appointments or name changes may be made on or after the hearing date if no sufficient objection be heard. This notice complies with the requirements of 18-C MRSA §3-403 and Probate Rule 4.

2023-144 – Estate of CORRIN RAVEN CAMPBELL. Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Corrin Raven Campbell, 2470 Industry Road, Starks, Me 04911 requesting her name be changed to Grave Raven Galloway for reasons set forth therein.

2023-146 – Estate of MAXIMUS ALEXANDER LUCIA. Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Maximus Alexander Lucia, PO Box 34, Pittsfield, Me 04967 requesting his name be changed to Maximus Alexander Marchetti for reasons set forth therein.

2023-161 – Estate of CASAUNDRA JOSEPHA BROWN. Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Casaundra Josepha Brown, 14 Chandler Street, Apt 2, Skowhegan, Me 04976 requesting her name be changed to Cassie Josepha Nickerson-White for reasons set forth therein.

2023-162 – Estate of RAYANN MARY NICKERSON, Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Rayann Mary Nickerson, 276 Phillips Corner Road, Pittsfield, Me 04967 requesting her name be changed to Rayann Mary Nickerson-White for reasons set forth therein.

2023-175 – Estate of PAUL ATWOOD REED, JR. Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Paul Atwood Reed Jr. requesting his name be changed to Paul Indiana Reed for reasons set forth therein.

2023-198 – Estate of RANEA MARIE SAPIENZA. Petition for Change of Name (Adult) filed by Ranea Marie Sapienza, PO Box 159, Shawmut, Me 04975 requesting her name be changed to Alexander Helios Nelson for reasons set for therein.

Dated: July 10, 2023
/s/ Victoria Hatch,
Register of Probate
(7/20)

STATE OF MAINE
PROBATE COURT
COUNTY OF SOMERSET
SKOWHEGAN, MAINE
Docket No. AA-0217-1

In Re: Channing Mae Robichaud
Minor Child

ORDER FOR SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION

This cause came to be heard on the Motion for Service by Publication by Petitioners, Skylar Durant and Kobe Durant, 137 Schoodic Lake Road, Brownville, ME 04419, for service by publication upon BRANSON CURTIS, pursuant to Maine Rule of Civil Procedure 4 (g) and Rule of Probate Procedure 4(c) (2), and it appearing that this is an action for Termination of Parental Rights brought by the Petitioners Skylar and Kobe Durant against BRANSON CURTIS; and that BRANSON CURTIS cannot with due diligence, be served by any other prescribed method; and that the address of BRANSON CURTIS is not known and cannot be ascertained by reasonable diligence; and it is ORDERED that the Petition to Terminate Parental Rights be heard before this Court at 41 Court St., Skowhegan, ME on September 12, 2023, at 1 p.m. or as soon therefter as it can be heard, and it is ORDERED that BRANSON CURTIDS appear and defend the cause and file a written response to the Petition by delivering it in person or by mailing it to the Office of the Register of Probate, 41 Court Street, Skowhegan, ME 04976, and by mailing a copy thereof to the Petitioners at their said address on or before September 12, 2023, 1 p.m.

IMPORTANT WARNING: IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A RESPONSE WITHIN THE TIME STATED ABOVE, OR IF, AFTER YOU FILE YOUR RESPONSE, YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AT ANY TIME THE COURT NOTIFIES YOU TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT MAY, IN YOUR ABSENCE, BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF REQUESTED. IF YOU DO NOT FILE A RESPONSE, YOU MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE WITH THE CLERK IF YOU WISH TO BE HEARD. IF YOU INTEND TO OPPOSE THE PETITION DO NOT FAIL TO ANSWER WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIME.

AN ORDER TERMINATING BRANSON CURTIS’ PARENTAL RIGHTS WILL DIVEST SAID BRANSON CURTIS and CHANNING MAE ROBICHAUD OF ALL LEGAL RIGHT, POWERS, PRIVILEGES, IMMUNITIES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS TO EACH OTHER AS PARENT AND CHILD, EXCEPT THE INHERITANCE RIGHTS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND HIS/HER PARENT. FURTHERMORE, BRANSON CURTIS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO NOTICE OF THE CHILD’S ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS, NOR SHALL HE HAVE ANY RIGHT TO OBJECT OR PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCEEDINGS, AND SAID ORDER SHALL HAVE ALL OTHER EFFECTS SET FORTH IN 22 M.R.S.A. §4056.

If you believe you have a defense to the Petition, or if you believe you have a claim of your own against the Petitioners, you should talk to a lawyer. If you feel you cannot afford to pay a fee to a lawyer, you may ask the office of the Register of Probate at 41 Court Street, Skowhegan, Maine 04976 or any other Register of Probate, for information as to places where you may seek legal assistance.

It is further ORDERED that this Order be published in The Town Line, a weekly newspaper published in South China, Maine, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

Dated June 15, 2023
/s/ Robert Washburn
Judge of Probate
A true copy of the original,
Attest:
/s/ Victoria M. Hatch
Register of Probate
(7/13)

TOWN OF FAIRFIELD

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Fairfield Town Council will hold Public Hearings in the Council Chambers at the Community Center, at 61 Water Street, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., for the purpose of hearing public comments on the following matters:

– To hear from the public on a renewal request from SAPPI North America, Inc. – Somerset Plant to operate a solid waste facility on company owned land, off Route 201, in the Town of Fairfield.
– To hear from the public on a liquor license renewal application (Class XI – Restaurant) submitted by Joda, LLC, D.B.A. Meridians Kitchen Bar, 166 Main St., Fairfield.

Copies are available at the Town Office. All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearings and will be given an opportunity to be heard at that time.

Signed: Christine Keller,
Town Clerk

FOR YOUR HEALTH: Finding relief from painful varicose veins is possible

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Angie King

Angie King, of Detroit, has been in healthcare for more than 20 years, currently as a medical assistant. She loves her job and helping people. But being on her feet all day caused her varicose veins to swell, causing pain and heaviness in her legs. “Some days I was in real pain and it’s hard not to show it. I had to sit down frequently just to get off my legs for a minute, walking got painful.”

Angie heard about a treatment that could help her being performed by Mark Bolduc, MD, a physician with vascular expertise, at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital, in Pittsfield. The procedure is called Radio Frequency Ablation or RFA for short. It’s an in-office procedure that eases the common symptoms of varicose veins, which can include pain, swelling, achiness and irritation. RFA can help sufferers avoid a more involved surgical procedure.

Dr. Bolduc has more than 20 years of experience with the procedure. He sees patients of all ages, many of whom who work on their feet all day such as teachers, and those in retail and healthcare – like Angie King. “It’s a procedure that lasts about 60 minutes using local anesthesia, the patient stays awake the whole time,” says Dr. Bolduc.

Dr. Mark Bolduc

Dr. Bolduc explains that varicose veins can appear because of damaged vein walls and valves. RFA works by sending a thermal heat source to an affected vein and closes it off, which helps reduce pain to the leg. “Patients will find relief from the nagging ache and itchiness in five to seven days. I’ve seen it make a big difference in a person’s daily life.”

It’s been five months since Angie had RFA. “I am so happy I did it. I’m more active now, and I’m not in pain after standing at my job for long periods of time. I can keep up with my younger colleagues at work!” she said with a smile. “It’s really changed my life and I hope I can encourage others to check it out.”

RFA is covered by most insurances if a medical necessity. Contact your primary care provider for a referral. Dr. Bolduc performs RFA at Sebasticook Valley Hospital and also sees patients for consultations at Northern Light Vascular Care in Waterville.

Visit Northernlight.org/SVHveins or call 207.487.4040 for more information.

Annual 11-hour continuous soccer returns

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Photo credit: Shine on Cass/Kick for Cass

Over 500 players, including 17 high school soccer teams from around the state, will join the 11-hour, continuous soccer game “Kick For Cass” on Saturday, July 15, at Thomas College, in Waterville. The annual event is held in memory of Cassidy Charette, a former midfielder for Messalonskee High School girls soccer, who wore the #11 jersey, before her passing in a tragic hayride accident on October 11, 2014.

Kick For Cass will welcome back high school soccer teams, playing from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., in a round-robin play day. From 3 to 7 p.m., community teams of club soccer, adult leagues, local organizations, Cassidy’s friends and neighbors, and her former soccer teammates will round out the final hours.

The final hour of Kick for Cass will have a walk-in ceremony and a friendly competition between Cassidy’s former soccer teammates from Messalonskee High School vs. her Central Maine United Premiere Soccer team, from 6 to 7 p.m. Spectators are welcome all day. Messalonskee All Sports Boosters Club will provide concessions throughout the event. Inclement weather date is Sunday, July 16. For more information, email shineoncass@gmail.com or visit shineoncass.org.

Veronica Black graduates from Beal University school of nursing

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Veronica Black graduated from Beal University school of nursing on June 20. She is the daughter of Debra Hyler and Norman Black, and granddaughter of Alice Baxter, of Weeks Mills.

PHOTO: Giving a helping hand

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On Sunday afternoon, July 9, ten members of Dirigo Lodge #104 Masons, of Weeks Mills, gathered at the home of the widow of their former lodge secretary to split and stack winter’s wood into the woodshed. (contributed photo)

OBITUARIES for Thursday, July 13, 2023

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THEODORE R. BROOKS II

CLINTON – Theodore “Ted” R. Brooks II, 57, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Ted was born on April 4, 1965, in Milford, Connecticut, the son of Theodore R. Brooks Sr. and Helen Mae (Dodge) Brooks.

He attended Lawrence High School, in Fairfield. Theodore was a long-time worker for HealthReach.

Theodore loved to collect old money and was a long-time sports fan of NASCAR, New England Patriots, and the Boston Red Sox. He loved to watch and attend these sports with his children. Theodore never missed a good flea market and his animals meant the world to him.

Theodore was predeceased by his parents; and his sister, Lillian Brooks.

He is survived by his sons Theodore III and Thomas Brooks; daughters-in-law, Shawna Brooks and Leslie Greene; his stepchildren Joe and Courtney Greene; grandchildren Cameron Dyer, Kayden and Alexander Brooks, Mackenzy, Joe, Evan, Max Greene, and Madilyn Hall; brother, Richard and sister, April Brooks; and lots of nieces and nephews.

His funeral was held on Saturdday, July 8, at the Church of Nazarene, in Fairfield, followed by a graveside service.

Arrangements are in the care of Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main St., Fairfield where memories may be shared, and an online register book signed by visiting http://www.lawrybrothers.com.

JANE L. MITCHELL

WATERVILLE – Jane Laura (Black) Mitchell, 84, passed away peacefully on Thurs­day, June 15, 2023. She was born Sep­tem­ber 23, 1938, to parents Delight (Taylor) Black and Chesley Black.

A graduate of Waterville High School, Jane spent many years working in the medical field: from pathology to medical transcriptionist to CNA. She was a lifetime lover of animals and was never without a pet in her home – often two or three. For many years, Jane and her golden retriever, Nike, were frequent visitors at area nursing homes and hospitals, bringing pet therapy to patients and residents.

A parishioner of the Pleasant Street Methodist Church, one of Jane’s favorite events was the church’s annual blessing of the animals.

Prior to her health declining, Jane was perpetually active: walking her dog, visiting friends, and taking regular exercise classes with her dear friends at the Muskie Center (Spectrum Generations), in Waterville. From the glint of mischief in her eyes to the sheer joy in her laugh, Jane brought her natural charm into every room, and her effervescence will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Jane was predeceased by her parents; and her brother.

She is survived by two sons; two grandsons; and an array of nieces and nephews.

In keeping with her wishes, there will be no funeral or ceremony.

To honor her life, please consider a donation of any size (monetary, or food, toys, etc.) to the Humane Society Waterville Area. Jane was an avid supporter of their mission, and it would mean the world to her to know animals in need might find comfort in her memory.

EUGENE E. BOURGOIN

CLINTON – Eugene Edmond Joseph Bourgoin, 85, passed peacefully Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Lakewood Continuing Care, in Waterville. He was born on August 14, 1937, in Van Buren, to father Edmond and mother Albertine (Berube) Bourgoin.

He attended Waterville area schools.

On October 6, 1956, he married the love of his life, Nancy Ann (Giroux) Bourgoin, they were happily married for 57 years.

He worked around Central Maine, being a foreman at the Fort Halifax chicken packaging company, in Winslow, a general laborer with local union at S.D. Warren, now Sappi, in Skowhegan, and ultimately retired from MSAD #49 as a grounds maintenance personnel and bus driver. Eugene was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Waterville.

Eugene had many hobbies he was passionate about, most of all, he loved spending time gathering with family whether it be spent playing hearts, spades or cribbage. He also loved snowmobiling, four wheeling, landscaping, repairing and building things.

Gene was a loving and supportive husband, parent, grandparent and great-grandparent. He loved spending as much time as he could with his family, always hosting barbecues and gatherings. Gene was a family man through and through. In his early years he would hold multiple jobs in order to support his wife, Nancy, and three children, Dana, Tammy and Darlene.

Eugene was predeceased by his parents, father Edmond and mother Albertine; his wife, Nancy; four brothers, Raymond, Ronald, Ed and David, three sisters Deloris, Charlene, and Jackie; along with four in-laws, Bertt, James, Sandra and his son-in-law, Richard.

Eugene is survived by his son, Dana and wife Julie Bourgoin, of Benton; his daughters, Tammy Leblanc, of Weeks Mills, Darlene and husband James Talbot, of Clinton; his granddaughter, Krista and significant other Loui; grandsons, Joshua and significant other Sarah, Dustin and fiancée Kali; granddaughters, Kellie and significant other Chad, Simera and husband Steven; grandson, Devin and wife Sarah; his two brothers, Joe and Donald; and sister, Patsy; 10 great-grandchildren, Tegan, Savannah, Damion, Miranda, Brianna, Wyatt, Colby, Ella, Dakota and Kayden; and seven in-laws, Rachel, Denise, Francis, Carlene, Libby, Carol and Eddie.

Arrangements are being made by Dan and Scott’s Funeral and Cremation, of Skowhegan. At this time there will be no graveside funeral. There will be a celebration of life held at a later date.

KAZIMIERZ SWIERCZ

WATERVILLE – Kazimierz “Kaz” Swiercz, 80, of Waterville passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 22, 2023, following a long illness battle. He was born in Wolany, Poland on November 23, 1942, to the late Leon and Halina (Lewandowska) Swiercz.

In 1981, Kaz moved his family to Germany and then in 1984 they all immigrated to Waterville for new opportunities. He worked to create a new life by starting with auto body work and then drove a truck for C&J Transport before starting his own trucking company. He was able to see all the corners of the new country he called home from the seat of his big rig. He also shared these experiences with his sons and taught them the same skills he had.

Even though a stroke robbed him of his ability to venture across the country, it didn’t stop his hard work ethic nor his love of tinkering with everything in the house. He renovated two houses for his family and was always in the midst of many projects.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Teresa (Karpinska), of Waterville; his two sons and their families, Darek (Paul) and his wife Ania, of Winslow, their children Pascal, Alex and Marcel and Maciej “Mike” of Waterville, and his children Danielle (James) Schifano, Justin and Jayden.

He was predeceased by his sister, Mirka, and his other sister, Renata, currently resides in Poland.

At this time, there will be no formal services, but a celebration of his life will be scheduled later in the year.

Donations may be made in his name to Maine General Hospice, in Waterville.

RICHARD A. JONES

CLINTON – Richard Alan Jones, 85, passed away at the Maine Veterans’ Home, in Augusta, on Saturday, June 24, 2023. He was born in Waterville on November 5, 1937. Richard, better known by his friends and loved ones as Dick or Dickie, was the second child of Harold and Linnie (Clark) Jones, also of Clinton.

Dick graduated from Clinton High School as a member of the class of 1956. After high school Dick served in the United States Army as an MP stationed at the Presidio, in San Francisco, for the majority of his enlistment.

After his honorable discharge, Dick was employed by Keyes Fibre (now Huhtamaki) and Hagerty Refrigeration during his early adult years. He retired in November 2002 from MaineGeneral Medical Center where he spent almost 30 years working as a dedicated HVAC technician.

Dick married M. Helen (York) Jones on May 20, 1961, and after living briefly in Fairfield, they bought an old farmstead on River Road, in Clinton, and settled down on the “hill” overlooking the Kennebec River. It was there they raised their family of four daughters and remained together until Helen passed away in April 2020.

Dick was an avid outdoorsman; hunting, fishing, and bird watching gave him both great enjoyment and tranquility. When he wasn’t outside, he loved to read mysteries, thrillers, and stories, both fiction and nonfiction, about the natural world. Dick also enjoyed all types of puzzles, but his favorite was the daily Jumble in the Morning Sentinel. He was also a great lover of dogs and had many four legged companions over the years from his teens until the last year of his life.

Dick is survived by his four daughters and their husbands, Ann and Ron Doody, of Canaan, New Hampshire, Tina and Matthew Bernier, of Pittsfield, Natalie Jones and Joe Dembeck, of Skowhegan, and Gail and Mark Abbott, of Winslow; his five grandchildren, Ryan Doody, Paige Doody, Nathan Abbott, Ben Abbott, and Abby Bernier; his brother Robert A. Jones and his wife Rita, who reside in Florida; and his sister Bev (Jones) Wallace, of Bowdoinham; numerous nieces, nephews, and their children.

Dick was predeceased by his parents, wife, and brother-in-law Robert Wallace Jr. of Bowdoinham.

At Dick’s request there will be no funeral.

Cremation arrangements are by Dan & Scott Adams Cremation and Funeral Services – Skowhegan 207-474-0000

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Humane Society Waterville Area, 100 Webb Rd., Waterville, ME 04901.

JOHN PICKETT

WINSLOW – John “Jack” Pickett, 87, passed away on June 26, 2023, at home. Jack was born in Manhattan, New York, on June 18, 1936, the son of Albert and Frances Pickett.

He grew up on Long Island until the family relocated to Milford, Pennsylvania. After attending local schools, and a short stint in the U.S. Army, he attended Paul Smith’s College, in upstate New York, where he earned an associate degree in forestry.

He moved to Bingham, fresh out of college, to work for Scott Paper Co. and start a family with wife, Susan. After gaining experience from wood industry related jobs, he started his own land surveying companies, one of which included aerial photography. He claimed to have done work in all 16 counties’ Registry of Deeds in the state of Maine.

Jack had an adventurous soul and was driven to succeed. He was an avid pilot, sailboat captain, and sportsman. He flew his own plane to Alaska and back and lived on his sailboat for a year, and traveled up and down the east coast. He loved to share the stories of his adventures and enjoyed the companionship of many a black lab.

He was predeceased by his parents; and daughter, Tracy; and his companion, Patsy.

He is survived by daughter, Julie Read and husband Rob, of Orono; and son, John Pickett, of Bingham; sister, Sarah Mattar and her three sons, George, John, and David; granddaughters Tara, Kate, Sarah, Sydney, Taylor; and great-grandchildren William and Hazel.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at the Congregational Church, in North Anson, Saturday, on July 22, at 2 p.m.

MARY MAROON

WATERVILLE – Mary (Zelenkewich) Maroon, 95, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Mary was born to Victoria and Joseph Zelenkewich, Sr.

She graduated from Winslow High School and attended the University of Maine at Orono to become a dedicated physical education instructor.

She married her husband, Charles Samuel Maroon, and together they raised their four boys next to the “Zelenkewich Farm” where they enjoyed many family gatherings. Mary enjoyed dancing and going to plays with her husband, listening to her son, Brent sing, and watching her boys play sports and musical instruments. She loved taking time to be with her grandchildren, in her later years, she became especially fond of seeing her great-grandchildren known as her “littles”.

She is survived by her children, Kevin Charles Maroon and wife Susan, of China, Randall Charles Maroon and his wife Ellen, of Winslow, and Derek Charles Maroon and his wife Gayle, of Winslow; daughter-in-law, Gayle E. Maroon, of Waterville; grandchildren Shane (Kelsey), Jared (Erin), Kyle, Sam, Kali, Cody (Arie), Jamie (Jesse); and Autumn (Dalton); “littles” Bode, Kasen, Jace, Parker, baby boy Maroon due in December, Jesse and Quinn; brother, Felix Zelenkewich and his wife Lucille; sisters Rose Hymers and Helen Poulliot; brother-in-law, Paul Maroon; many nieces, and nephews; and extended family members.

She was predeceased by her husband, Charlie; son, Brent Charles Maroon; grandson, Jordan Derek Maroon; her parents; sister, Gunefa, brothers Major Joseph Zelenkewich, Jr., Ludwig, Lucien and Florian.

A graveside service was held at the St. Francis Cemetery, 78 Grove St., Waterville on Sunday, July 9. A reception followed in the Alumni Center at Colby College.

Donations can be made to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

K.J. HALL

ALBION – K.J. “Kenny” Hall, 70, passed away unexpectedly at home Thurssday, June 29, 2023. He was born November 21, 1952, the son of Kenneth and Patricia (Day) Hall.

K.J. attended local schools, graduating from Lawrence High School, in Fairfield.

He started working for the railroad as a brakeman and then as a conductor for 25 years. He also served as the Animal Control Officer for the town of Albion for many years.

K.J. was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying fishing, hunting, and being on his farm spending time with his cows. He played men’s softball for many years. He was a history buff and loved to learn about the history of America. Kenneth was very patriotic and served in the Maine National Guard from 1976 to 1992.

He was predeceased by his parents; and three sisters, Kelly, Cindy, and Candy.

He is survived by his brothers Mike, Doug, Tracy, and Tommy; sister Marty; daughters Desirae and Darcee; son Brandon; grandchildren, Nicholas and Demika, Ayla, Wyatt, and Lydia; great-grandchildren, Gray, Blaine, and Paul Allen.

There will be a celebration of life on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 2 p.m., at Lawry Brothers Funeral Home 107 Main Street Fairfield, Maine.

A private burial will take place in the family cemetery at a later date.

NOELLINE BELANGER

WINSLOW – Noelline “Lynn” (LaChance) Belanger, 82, of Winslow, wife of over 61 years to Lawrence Belanger, passed away in her sleep at home on Sunday, July 2, 2023, following a long illness.

Although she wasn’t ready to die, God had a different plan for her, and welcomed her home.

She was born in St. Zacharie, Québec, Canada, on January 21, 1941, daughter of the late Lionel and Simone (Lapointe) Lachance.

She married her sweetheart Lawrence Belanger on July 22, 1961, at Notre Dame Catholic Church, in Waterville.

Together, they raised their two daughters, Tina and Lisa.

She was employed at the C.F. Hathaway Shirt Company, in Waterville, until her retirement in 2003. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends as often as possible. She especially enjoyed family gatherings and listening to her husband sing and play the guitar. She was so proud of all her grandchildren and was always happy when they would visit. She liked making crafts and using her iPad to play games.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, daughter Tina Faucher, and her two children, Jason Faucher and his wife Bryn, all of Winslow, Amanda Dostie and her husband Ryan, of Rome, and daughter Lisa Breton, and her husband Donald, of North Vassalboro, and their two children, Justin and his husband Will, of Brooklyn, New York, and Jessica Breton, of Winslow; one great-grandson, Corey Faucher and one great-granddaughter, Adelaide Dostie; step-great-grandsons Brandon and Cody Green; her sisters, Micheline Laraviere, Carole and her husband Bob Getchell and Liliane Davidson; sister-in-law, Theresa Culbertson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her parents; great-granddaughter Mariah Faucher; sisters, Marielle, Pierrette, Marjolaine, brothers, Robert and Ghislain “Butch” Lachance.

A committal will be held at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, 78 Grove Street, Waterville, at 10 a.m., on Monday, July 17, 2023.

Arrangements are under the direction and care of Gallant Funeral Home, 10 Elm Street, Waterville. An online guestbook can be signed, condolences and memories shared at http://www.gallantfh.com.

LENA M. KING

WATERVILLE – Lena Marie (Rancourt) King, 84, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Lena was born on December 6, 1934, in Waterville, and attended Waterville schools and Mount Merci Academy, in Waterville. She met the love of her life, Augustus King, and they had four daughters.

Lena worked several jobs during her life: inspector at the C.F. Hathaway Shirt Company, in Waterville, and clerk at several Main Street businesses. Most will remember her as the kind lady at the door of Walmart where she was a greeter for several years.

Lena spent much of her life serving others. She was Democratic chairman for Ward 7. Lena also worked on campaigns for Ken Curtis and Ed Muskie. She also served on the board of registrations during elections. She was a volunteer at the St. Frances Soup Kitchen, the Waterville Boys and Girls Club, the American Legion Auxiliary and countless suppers and other community events. She was bilingual and could speak both French and English to community members. She enjoyed spending time at her camp on Great Pond. Lena loved to travel with her daughters, going out to lunch and shopping.

Lena will be missed by her family including Mary Ellen and Chuck Reny, of Atlanta, Georgia, Linda and Vinal McGraw, of Clinton, Catherine Rancourt, of Belgrade, and Joan King and Alice Montestruc, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She had six grandchildren who know her as “Meme”; 16 great-grandchildren that called her “Old Meme”; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents Wilfred and Irene Rancourt; husband, Augustus King; and a sister, Rose Doyon.

At her request there will be no visiting hours. A small private service will be held by the family at a later date.

In lieu of flowers donation can be made to the American Cancer Society.

RONALD D. KENERSON

WATERVILLE – Ronald David Kenerson, 65, died unexpectedly on Monday, May 22, 2023, at his home, in Waterville. The youngest of six children, he was born on September 17, 1957, in Wey­mouth, Massa­chusetts, to Norman Francis Kenerson and Marion Mae (Pratt) Kenerson.

He grew up in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and later moved to Alton, New Hampshire, before living in Maine.

Ron worked as a truck driver, mechanic and carpenter throughout his life. He was an avid New England sports fan and most of all loved spending time with his family. His greatest pride in life was his children and grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his daughter, Lindsay (Kenerson) O’Connell; his parents; and brother, Stephen Kenerson.

He is survived by his son, Derek Kenerson and his wife Marisa, of Barnstead, New Hampshire; daughter, Wendy (Kenerson) Noyes and her husband Steven, of Alton, New Hampshire; his grandchildren Annabelle, Ethan, Olivia, Levan, Kaylin, Stevie, and Maximus; and siblings Donna and husband Joe Tibbetts, Donald and wife Kay Kenerson, William and wife Dottie Kenerson and Robert and wife MaryEllen Kenerson; also many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A celebration of Ron’s life will be announced at a later date by his children.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in honor of Lindsay O’Connell and/or Marion Kenerson to the American Cancer Society.

EVERETT J. ROSSIGNOL

OAKLAND – Everett J. Rossignol, 79, Oakland, passed away Wed­nessday, July 5, 2023. He was born Oct­ober 17, 1943, the son of Daniel and Yvette (Gagne) Rossignol.

He lived in Oakland his entire life and attended St. Francis de Sales Grammar School and Williams High School, in Oakland, graduating in 1961.

Everett also served in the Maine Army National Guard for six years.

Everett started his own business, Rossignol Excavating, in 1974 and continued to operate this business for the next 49 years including many years working with his son. He took great pride in building this business and providing quality work and service to all his clients. He was a man of integrity and always hard working. Everett had a great passion for staying active so when the ground was too frozen for digging, he kept himself busy by plowing snow and sanding around town for local businesses. Everett also managed and expanded the Pine Acres Business Park, helping his father and eventually taking over.

He was predeceased by his parents; sister, Carlene Rossignol, and brother-in-law, Ray St. Pierre.

He is survived by the love of his life and best friend, Hollee; their children, Michael (Lisa) Rossignol, of Oakland, Monique Rossignol (Peter) Gladziszewski, of Scituate, Rhode Island, Karen (Keith) Curtis, of Vassalboro; nephew, Stephen Pouliot who lived with the family for several years; grandchildren Jeremiah and Laura; Emma and Amy; Alyssa and Anna; great-grandchildren Liam, Alister and Elle; Layton; and Thomas, Alaina, Amelia, Wyatt and John Everett; his sister, Joyce; many cousins; and several nieces and nephews.

Everett was a faithful member of Corpus Christi Parish, in Waterville/Winslow. Over the course of many years, he served as a dedicated member of several town committees, including the planning board and budget committee, and served as the Willey Point Road Commissioner.

Everett enjoyed snowmobiling, four-wheeling, boating and spending time with family and friends on the lake. He and Hollee also enjoyed camping and traveling to various destinations such as Alaska, Arizona, Aruba, Florida and taking several wonderful cruises. He always looked forward to Thursday night dinners with special friends known as “The Clique.” He loved talking with old friends and making new ones

Visiting hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., on Friday, July 21, at Veilleux and Redington Funeral Home, 8 Elm St., in Waterville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 22, at 9 a.m., at Notre Dame Church, 116 Silver Street, in Waterville, with a reception to follow.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at http://www.VeilleuxFuneralHome.com for the Rossignol family.

JEAN Y. BERARD

WINSLOW – Jean Y. Berard, 83, of Winslow, peacefully passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2023. She was born on March 28, 1940, in Waterville, the daughter of Florien J. and Helen (Charland) Poulin.

Jean had a zest for life and found joy in spending time with her grandchildren, indulging in shopping trips, visiting the casinos, and enjoying summers on East Pond. Throughout the years, she dedicated herself to running a home daycare, and later cared for the elderly, touching the lives of numerous families in the community.

Jean was preceded in death by her parents; and her granddaughter, Haley E. Berard.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Arthur Berard; their three children and their spouses, son, Jeffrey and wife Judy, of Oakland, son, Ronnie and wife Sherry, of Winslow, and daughter, Penny Sears and husband Archie, of Winslow; eight grandchildren, Cameron and Ryan Berard, Adam and Alex Berard, Joshua, Jacob and wife Leah, Jordan, and Jamie Sears; great-grandchildren, Asher, Colton, and Willow Sears; her sister and brother, Diane (Ronald) Blicharski, and Ronald Poulin; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins,

In accordance with her wishes, there will be no services.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the cancer center or humane society in your area.

GLENNA B. JORDAN

WINSLOW – Glenna B. Jordan, 89, passed on April 30, 2023.

She was born in Vermont, the daughter of the late Albert and Myrtle Cantwell, and later raised in a foster home in Windsor, by Mrs. Ada Buck.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 22, at 11 a.m., at the South China Community Church, Village Street, South China.

Arrangements are under the care of Plummer Funeral Home, Windsor Chapel, 983 Ridge Rd., Rte. 32, Windsor.

Condolences, photos and stories may be shared through the funeral home website at: http://www.plummerfh.com.