All Obituaries

Please join us in body or spirit to celebrate the life of our dear friend, Chris Lowell, this Saturday, November 2, at 1:30 pm. Chris planned a service before she passed and, with a few additions from her family, we will gather together to honor her wishes, give thanks for her life, and commend her spirit to God. The CUKES will be strumming their Ukuleles, our choir is singing, and together we will lift her spirit and our hearts to God in prayer. The service will be followed by a reception...

AUBURN – Rebecca “Becky” G. Skilling, 58, passed away on Oct. 16, 2019 surrounded by her family at her “Happy Place” on Flying Pond in Mt Vernon, after a courageous battle with Glioblastoma (Brain Cancer). Becky was born in Lewiston on Dec. 1, 1960. The only child of Carl and Audrey Gould, she resided in Auburn most of her years. She attended Auburn schools and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1979. She furthered her education at the University of...

Anita Corey Leavitt died peacefully in her sleep on October 20, 2019 in Portland, Maine at 87 years old. She was born May 12, 1932. Anita married Wallace E. Leavitt on July 17, 1954. Survived and missed by her three children; Her eldest son Wally Allan Leavitt and his wife Yvonne of Delta Junction, Alaska, Daughter Sally A. Leavitt of Cumberland, Maine and Son Timothy R. Leavitt and his wife Meline of Scarborough, Maine. She will be greatly missed by her favorite granddaughter, Morgan Ashley...

Obituary - Sally Powers   Sally Bailey Powers went home to be with the Lord on October 17, 2019 with her family by her side.  She was born in Portland on August 2, 1930, the youngest of three girls.  She had a wonderful childhood with her parents and sisters, and her goal in life was to give her own children the same wonderful childhood that she had.   Sally graduated from Deering High School in 1948 and then worked as a secretary in the City Clerk’s office in...

Dorothy” means “Gift of God” and that she certainly was. Dorothy Anne Butler Kimball was born August 4, 1922 to William and Anne (Anger) Butler of Roselle Park, NJ. She was the oldest of 3 children. Her father passed when she was 15, so for her to have 97 years of life on Earth to enjoy several generations of her family made her feel very blessed. Dorothy came to Maine to work at Hansen Farms during WW2.  There she met Gerald Kimball whom she married in 1944. ...

With great sorrow, the family of Kenneth Allen White announces his peaceful passing, at his home, surrounded by loved ones on September 30th 2019. Ken was a lover of auto racing, home improvement projects, antique car shows, old westerns, murder mysteries, family gatherings, and collecting baseball caps. Ken was born on October 20th 1943 to Donald A. White and Winifred I. Cousins in Portland, Maine. Ken was lucky to have had second care-givers in Leslie and Hazel (Emery) Meserve, who he...

New Gloucester-Patricia Kiley, 81, passed away peacefully on October 14 following a long illness.  She was born in Monmouth on January 11, 1938 to Marilyn and Robert Anderson.  Pat graduated from Edward Little High School in 1957.  She married the love of her life, Bill Kiley, on September 19, 1959, enjoying 60 wonderful years together.    While in high school, Pat sang on local television and radio shows with Hal Lone Pine.  She then worked in the...

Gray-Marcel “Pete” Aube passed away on September 28, 2019 at Androscoggin Hospice House, Auburn, with family members at his side.  Pete was born on October 25, 1937 in Lowell MA and went to school at St Joseph’s High School.  Pete joined the Army Reserves at the end of High School and served for 9 years. As early as grade school Pete had already met Theresa through his sister Claire, the woman he would eventually fall in love with and marry. They celebrated their...

New Gloucester-George Lewis Carman, age 53, died of a long-term illness on September 10, 2019 in Auburn, Maine. He was born on March 21, 1966 in Portland, Maine to Paul and Shirley Goodale Carman.             Despite restrictions caused by his illness and against doctor’s orders, George was a firefighter for 27 years. He was a member of Yarmouth Fire/Rescue from 1992 to 1995. He was a Safety Officer and now Lifetime Member of New...

James Winston Sawyer   James “Jim” Sawyer passed away on September 10, 2019 at St. Mary’s D’Youville Pavilion, Lewiston, with family members at his side.  Jim was born on February 6, 1931 in Auburn and went to school at Edward Little and Hebron Academy.  After serving in the Army for three years he continued his education at Bates College and Syracuse University, becoming a professor of radio and TV communications at The College of William and Mary in...