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SANFORD Dorothy (Lessard) Dube Peers, 78, of Sanford died on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born on March 27, 1940 at the former Webber Hospital in Biddeford, Maine, a daughter of the late Roland Germaine (Duplessis) Lessard Baillargean. She attended Biddeford Catholic Schools, graduating from St. High School. While attending high school, Dorothy taught CCD (Religious Education) classes.

Through the years she enjoyed playing cards, board games, Bingo and teaching oth- ers to play Mahjong Tiles, which she played with the ladies from the club. Dorothy enjoyed digging for Quahog clams and attending plays. During the early to she sold (aka: liquid embroidery), she had a knack for painting flowers. Dorothy had a passion for cooking where she enjoyed feeding her family, relatives and friends. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Dorothy is survived by her three children, Donna (Dube) Michaud and her husband Robert, Daniel Dube and his wife Rebecca, and Dolores (Dube) Houde and her husband Scott as well as six grandchildren, Darlene, Mindy, Sarah, Brian, Jason and Courtney; and two great-grandchildren Madison and Kyra. She also leaves her sister Nancy Czarniecki and her husband John and their children Kathy Hentz and Sean Czarniecki. Per request, there will be no services. Please visit www.advantageportland.com to sign guestbook and leave comments and condolences for the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to: Gosnell Memorial Hospice House 11 Hunnewell Road Scarborough, ME 04074 BIDDEFORD Kathryn Viola Beaulieu, 65, of Biddeford died July 15, 2018 while vacationing in Florida.

She was born March 3, 1953 in Rockville Centre, New York, a daughter of Robert C. and Theresa (Curran) Viets and was edu- cated there. On Sept. 6, 1974 she married Jean-Yves Beaulieu in St. Joseph Church.

She had worked the last 11 years as a childcare provider at Place Child Care in Arundel. Kathryn enjoyed beading and other hand crafts. She looked forward to her annual vacation with her sister Christine. Time spent with family was most important to her. She also loved working with her babies at the daycare.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her oldest brother Robert. Surviving are Jean-Yves Beaulieu, her husband of 43 years of Biddeford; a daugh- ter Jeannine Paradis and her partner Casey of Biddeford; a son Jeffrey Beaulieu and his wife Amanda; two granddaugh- ters, Brooklyn and Jetta; three sisters Peggy, Mary, and Christine; two brothers Richard, and Paul and his wife Becky; a sister-in-law Joy; and many nieces and nephews. Visiting Hours will 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm Biddeford, ME 04005. A funeral service will take place at 12:30 p.m.

in the Hope Chapel. Burial will be at a late date. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in memory to Place Childcare, 6 Bald Ave. Biddeford Me 04005.

weathera2 journal tribune wednesday, july 25, 2018 Obituary Policy: the journal tribune publishes paid obituaries with or without a photograph. Proof of death must be verified prior to publication. Please submit by 3 p.m. tuesday-Friday for the next edition and by 7 a.m. Monday for the same paper.

obituaries should be submitted by email to For more information, call 282-1535 or visit www.journaltribune.com. Obituaries After discord, something else grows on auctioned Saco family farm: Hope By GILLIAN GRAHAM Portland Press Herald The yellow Farm sign with its jolly farmer and blue ribbon seal still hangs over the barn doors. A dog- house, an exact replica of the barn, sits at the edge of the yard, an auction tag dangling from its roof. But the once thriving farm run by Rick Grant is otherwise empty, the tractors gone and fields overgrown for the first time in decades. Julie and Ben Grant, his young- est children, walk around the locked barns, pointing out where their father used to park his tractors and the tree with name carved into the bark.

There are memories of their dad everywhere. been a week since the 300-acre prop- erty that has been farmed by Grants since the family was given 25 acres as a gift from King George III in the late 1700s was sold at auction. And been more than a year since Rick the seventh-generation farmer who worked the land died unexpectedly, leaving behind a grieving family and uncer- tainty about the fate of the large farm that produced corn, peppers, squash and other vegetables sold in supermarkets throughout the region. After a partially handwritten and unwit- nessed will was found on a shelf above a bed, widow, Stacy Grant, and his three chil- dren Julie, Ben and Trena Soucy became locked in a bitter dispute that led to the end of the farm Rick Grant spent decades build- ing and an auction on July 12 that drew bid- ders from across New England. And shortly before the auction, the children learned they would not be able to bid on the land, elevat- ing fears the property would end up in the hands of a developer.

After 16 months of uncertainty and 20 minutes of bidding, family now has new hope. The farm sold for $1.3 million to Marcel and Tina Bertrand, a local couple who want to keep the land as an active farm. The Bertrands, who had not met the Grant chil- dren until 10 minutes before the auction, plan to iron out an arrangement that will allow Ben to again farm the land. the end of the day, we met the fam- ily and we felt it was important to keep the farm said Marcel Bertrand, the sec- ond-generation owner of Arundel Machine Tool. His wife grew up on property abutting the farm.

only thing we know is going to let Ben start where he needs to start to continue the Ben, who farmed full time with his father for well over a decade, is sure that is what his dad would have wanted. thought have a development going in here. Someone was watching out for his farm to make sure it he said, eying the overgrown fields. emotions have been stronger in the past week than they were in the past year. We know the fate of the farm A GOOD WORK It seemed like Rick was destined to be a farmer.

He grew up in Saco, where his fam- ily had for generations owned land in a rural corner of the city dotted with farms. He played with farm toys as a child and would later restore a toy tractor and buy farm play sets for the grandchildren who called him Papa and loved to ride with him around the fields. Rick, a friendly guy who loved to talk about farming, purchased his ancestral farm in 1984 following the death of his father, Benjamin Richard Albert Grant. He started out with a small tractor or two, then bought a harvester to grow beans to sell wholesale, his son said. handpicked corn back in those said Ben, now 31.

remember riding around with him in the early years. I would sit on his lap or on the fender of the tractor all day while he was plowing the Rick continued to invest in his farm, buying equipment and clearing 50 acres of woodlot to expand his fields. Every season, he planted and harvested more than 100 acres of vegetables that were sold locally and by Hannaford, Native Maine Produce and Pennrose Farms. dad was up as soon as the sun came up and worked until the sun went Julie, 34, said. Rick talked about his style of farming in a 2006 promotional video for Hannaford.

By then, he was running one of the largest farms in the area and was well-known in the farm- ing community. try to keep small enough so me and See Saco Farm PaGe a6 Kathryn V. Beaulieu Dorothy Peers David A. Boucher BIDDEFORD David Alan Boucher 67, peacefully entered Kingdom in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 22, 2018 at his childhood home, after a 19-month battle with pancreatic can- cer. He was born in Biddeford on March 14, 1951 to Eli and Irene (King) Boucher.

Having an impecca- ble work record, he was employed by Norman Ruck Excavation for 17 years; he retired in March after 22 years with Dayton Sand and Gravel Co. In his mind, David would develop a blue- print idea and proceed to build it with his hands. He had a passion for hunting, fishing, boats (building two in his lifetime) and any car made before 1990. David was a humble and giving person. Called by longtime friends, he was known to give you the shirt off his back.

He was a charter member of the Arundel Eagles, member of the York County Veterans Alliance, and a member of Le Voltigeur Club. He was predeceased by his parents and his first wife Denise Gobeil Boucher. He is sur- vived by his wife, Diane Ducharme Boucher, daughter and son-in-law Sarah and Terry Romero and his precious granddaughter, Lily. The Boucher family would like to express love, thanks, appreciation and support to his extended family and many friends. To Dr.

Ebrahim of New England Cancer Center and his staff and to the nurses and staff of VNA home health hospice, thank you for your love, support and constant encour- agement. As Big Dave Boucher always said: Visiting Hours will 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Hope Memorial Chapel, 480 Elm Biddeford, ME 04005. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m.

on Friday at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford. Burial will be in St. Cemetery. To share condolences online, please visit www.HopeMemorial.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory may be made to: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168 or select on web- site: www.dana-farber.org/pancreatic-cancer/ Renald R. Landry BIDDEFORD Renald R. Landry, 94, of Biddeford, passed away at Wardwell Home in Saco on Saturday, July 21, 2018. He was born in Biddeford on Feb.

12, 1924, a son of Josephat and Cordelia (Binette) Landry. He was a graduate of St. Louis High School, Class of 1941. On April 19, 1947, he married the love of his life, Juliette (Tardif) Landry. They were happily married for nearly 65 years.

He served in the United States Army in Europe during World War II from March 1943 to December 1945. After the war, he complet- ed the machinist apprentice- ship program at Saco Lowell. Following that, he was employed by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for 36 years, retiring in 1986 as a planner. He enjoyed traveling with his wife and family, golfing, bowling, reading and attend- ing his and events. Renald was a member of the St.

Louis Alumni Association, where he volunteered his time in support of the school. He was a lifelong fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He was predeceased by his wife Juliette Landry on April 7, 2012, one brother Aime Landry, and his daughter-in-law Diane (Pepin) Landry. He is survived by three children, Richard R.

Landry and Marie Potvin, Therese A. Tremblay and her husband Giles and Joanne J. McInnis and husband Mark; six grandchil- dren, John Landry and his wife Michele Carl Landry and his wife Laura, James Tremblay and Vanessa Gordon, Matthew McInnis and his wife Melissa, Meghan McInnis Doyon and Erin Ponnou-Delaffon and her husband Jean Benoit. He is also survived by 12 great- grandchildren, Alyssa, Jacob, Brooke, Bridget, Abigail, Desmond, Charlotte, Duncan, Allison, Julia, Clara, Samuel; and one step- great-granddaughter Caitlyn. Services are private.

To view memorial page or leave an online condolence, please visit www.cotefuneralhome.com The family would like to thank Wardwell Home for all their care and support during his stay and especially at the time of need. If friends desire, donations in name can be made to Wardwell Home, 43 Middle Street, Saco, ME. 04072..