DEAR ABBY: I recently retired after 26 years of working with a professional partner of the opposite sex. Now my wife expects me to cut off all communication with her. There was never any intimacy or sexual attraction at all, just a friendship established over many years. I have explained this to my wife many […]
August 2016
Robert J. Donovan
WOOLWICH — Robert J. Donovan, 77, of Woolwich, died peacefully at his home on August 26, 2016. He was born on April 27, 1939 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, the son of Daniel R. Sr. and Grace (Murphy) Donovan. He graduated from Edward Little High School, Auburn, Maine in 1957, where he was quarterback for […]
June Esther Wilson
June entered eternal life on August 27, 2016. Her spirit is carried on by her three children, eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren and eight surviving siblings including sisters Mary, Arlene, Ellen and Mable as well as brothers Tommy, Carl, Phil and Stephen along with an extended family of relations and friends from every walk of […]
Margaret A. Doughty
PHIPPSBURG — Margaret “Peg” A. Doughty, 74, of Parker Head Road passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 17, 1942, a daughter of John M. and Mildred V. (Clough) Rogers. She graduated from Morse High School in the Class of 1960 and on September […]
Betty M. Smith
FREEPORT — Betty M. Smith, 81, of Freeport passed away on Wednesday August 24th, 2016 at Freeport Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born on October 22, 1934 in Dixmont, Maine, the daughter of Daniel G. and Desma (Dean) Brooks. Betty was a family woman full of love, laughter, and character. She spent most of […]
Rodney G. Garnett
BRUNSWICK — Rodney G. Garnett, 88, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on August 24th peacefully in his sleep. He was a native of Maine and attended Steuben Schools. Rodney was the youngest and last surviving of 12 children and was loved by all. His favorite time was spent with his grandchildren […]
Comedic entertainer Gene Wilder kept his serious side off camera
LOS ANGELES Revered as a comedic and storytelling genius by Hollywood’s top entertainers, Gene Wilder was a humble man who downplayed his comic gifts, was a serious director and remained deferential to his longtime collaborator, Mel Brooks. “I am him in fantasy,” Wilder once said of playing the lead in Brooks’ films. After Wilder’s death […]