Stephen Lentz worked at Roy’s Shoe Shop on Stevens Avenue for so long that many people called him “Roy.” Lentz, one of the last cobblers in Greater Portland, who was known for his kindness and outgoing personality, died on July 24 from complications of vascular dementia. He was 83. Lentz began working at Roy’s Shoe […]
Feature Obituary
Featured obituaries written by the staff of the Portland Press Herald.
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Donna Barnard taught at Portland High for 28 years and never stopped encouraging her students
As a coach and chemistry teacher, she forged relationships with students, making them feel included and helping build their confidence and self-esteem.
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David Boucher, beloved father, wrestling coach and devoted friend, dies at 38
He passed away suddenly of a heart attack after coming to the hospital to have a stent placed in his heart.
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Maryann Kelly, Press Herald’s former longtime human resources VP, dies at 72
Respected by many in the company for her fair-minded approach to complicated labor negotiations, Kelly served in the post for 23 years before she retired in 2016.
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Truc Huynh’s life work was to return the help his family once received
The Portland High and Bowdoin grad drowned while fishing near Moosehead Lake. He was 40.
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Stephen Lanzalotta, the baker behind Slab pizza, dies at 63
Known for his Sicilian-style pizza, Lanzalotta had many other talents, his friends and family say.
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‘Larger than life’ playwright and pastor David Butler dies at 70
A minister in Gorham and more recently Woolwich, Butler wrote a play about hospice care that Mad Horse Theatre Company staged in the winter, after he was diagnosed with cancer.
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On Munjoy Hill, master tailor Evangelista Donatelli is remembered as a perfect fit
He arrived in Portland from Italy by boat in 1965 and started working as a tailor in Monument Square the next day. Donatelli, who died May 16 at 84, opened Donatelli’s Custom Tailor Shop in 1972.
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Stephanie Colotti Ferrie, 43, showed her children a life of adventure and joy
After going through long, hard treatment for cancer, she convinced her husband that the family should take off and sail the Caribbean.
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Martin Mackey, 47, was a creative teacher who always believed in his students
An avid outdoorsman, he died while surfing with his son off Cape Cod.