2013
Gun violence and common sense
To the Editor: Many valid points have been raised about gun control in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. The points about magazine size and assault weapons have validity, but the points that address gun laws miss a lot of facts. Connecticut has some of the most stringent gun laws in the country. […]
Don’t cry over train whistles
To the Editor: After reading the letters and articles about the Amtrak train whistles in Freeport, I am reminded of a Bob Dylan song from the late 1960s: “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.” Cheer up, folks. Silence will soon be coming to a grade crossing near you. Mike […]
Mildred “Miffy” Crafts
BATH — Mildred “Miffy” Wikstrom Crafts, age 84, passed away at Hill House in Bath on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 with family members by her side, after a decade long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Miffy was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on April 25, 1928 to immigrants Alfred (Bulle) Wikstrom (Riga, Latvia) and Katharine Newcombe Wikstrom […]
Mary E. Elliott
BRUNSWICK — Mary E. Elliott, 86, formerly of Bath, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Skolfield House. She was born in Bath on February 11, 1926, a daughter of Irving L. and Agnes M. (Richardson) Stilphen. She attended Bath Schools and graduated from Morse High School in the class of 1945. She was employed at […]
Shirley A. Gilliam
BRUNSWICK — Shirley A. (Lessner) Gilliam, 75, of Brunswick, passed away on January 8, 2013, after losing her battle with cancer. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family, just five days shy of her 76th birthday. The daughter of Charles and Marguerite Lessner, Shirley was born in Damariscotta in 1937. She lived and raised her […]
Friedrich Franz Maximilian Kempner
WOOLWICH — Fritz Kempner died January 7 at home in Woolwich. Born in 1921, Fritz was raised in Berlin by deeply caring parents. His father, son of Jewish parents, became a partner of the Mendelssohn Bank in Berlin when he married Marga von Mendelssohn, a direct descendant of the 18th century philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. He […]
Angela Mary Caruso
BRUNSWICK — Angela Mary (Grilli) Caruso, resident of Brunswick, formerly of Everett MA, passed away peacefully on January 8th. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Caruso. A long-time resident of Everett, Angela was born in East Boston on March 21st, 1915, the beloved daughter of the late Joseph G. and Mary (Libretti) […]
William H. Heiser
William Henry Heiser died suddenly January 1, 2013 in Boynton Beach, Florida. Known to friends and family as Bill, he was born in Jersey City, N.J. on September 13, 1923. His permanent home was in Ramsey, N.J. Bill was the son of William John Heiser and Edith Lillian Hinchcliff Heiser. He married Joan Marie Muller […]
Neytiri Crystal Cressey
WOOLWICH — Neytiri Crystal Cressey, was born and died on Friday, January 4th, 2013 in Portland. She was the daughter of Valerie Cressey of Woolwich. An Angel opened the book of life and wrote down my baby’s birth, then she whispered as she closed the book … “Too beautiful for earth.” “I have never known […]