Over a 30-year career, she taught hundreds of singers, many of whom ascended to the stages of the finest opera companies in the land.
Feature Obituary
Featured obituaries written by the staff of the Portland Press Herald.
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David Provencher, longtime lobsterman out of Pine Point, dies at 62
The lifelong Scarborough resident also was the handyman at The Dairy Corner, which he and his wife, Robin, sold last year after operating it for 20 years.
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Shon Myers, 43, commercial fisherman, lobsterman
Myers, who had been sober for a year, died of an apparent overdose.
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Richard Bryan, 81, professional driver, dies of COVID-19
Mr. Bryan operated his own boat transport company, R.H. Bryan & Son, for 40 years.
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Joseph MacDonald, 73, Army veteran and Biddeford resident, dies from coronavirus
He served during the Vietnam War and volunteered for organizations including the Disabled American Veterans.
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Feature obituary: Retired nurse Beverly Collins dies from complications of coronavirus
Collins, 83, worked and as a nurse and volunteered in Portland for many years and had a home in Standish.
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Charles Harlow, former Portland city councilor and mayor, dies at 77
A native of Rumford, he was a teacher, coach and college placement director at Cheverus High School.
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Thomas Dyro, a mainstay of Portland’s recovery community, dies at age 70
Mr. Dyro got sober in 2002 and became active in several recovery programs.
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Feature obituary: Duane Paluska, artist and Brunswick gallery owner, 83
A former English professor at Bowdoin College, he established himself as one of Maine’s finest custom furniture makers.
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Feature obituary: Longtime owner of iconic Camp Ellis restaurant dies at 77
Colin T. Wormwood Sr. ran the former Wormwood’s – whose patrons included Red Sox and Patriots players and one president – for over 50 years.