PORTLAND — Barbara A. Moran, 56, died unexpectedly at her home on Oct. 10. She was born in Portland on March 30, 1957, and grew up on Munjoy Hill. Moran attended local schools and in 1975, graduated from Waynflete School with honors. She also attended Syracuse University in New York. Moran was a bright, creative person […]
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Virginia E. Putnam, 44: Delivery nurse, active parent
BRUNSWICK — Virginia Eve Putnam, 44, of Brunswick, died Sept. 26 surrounded by her family, after a long battle with breast cancer. She grew up in Scituate, Mass., and attended Scituate Public Schools. She graduated in 1988 from Monmouth Academy, and was a 1993 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono. Putnam was a registered […]
Alice M. Flaherty, 96
SOUTH PORTLAND — Alice Marie Flaherty, 96, died Oct. 2, at Pine Point Nursing Center. Flaherty was born in Portland, a daughter of Patrick H. and Annie C. Fitzmaurice Shannon. She attended St. Dominic’s Grammar School, graduated from Cathedral High School in 1935, and was a 1937 graduate of Northeastern Business School. While at Northeastern, she […]
Rita M. Fortin, 90
BRUNSWICK — Rita M. Fortin, 90, of Brunswick, died after a short illness at Mid Coast Hospital on Sept. 29. She was born Jan. 14, 1923, in Brunswick, the daughter of Joseph and Alice Menard Fortin. Fortin graduated from St. John’s School and attended Brunswick High School. She was employed at Verney Mill until it closed […]
Richard B. Harford, 60
BATH — Richard B. Harford, 60, formerly of Bath, died Sept. 27 at his home in Edgecomb with his wife by his side. He was the son of Russell E. Harford Jr. and Frances Cushing Harford, both of Bath. He attended Bath schools and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at a young age, becoming a submarine […]
John Cruz, 66
SOUTH PORTLAND — John Cruz, 66, of South Portland, died Sept. 30, after a brief illness. Husband of Cathy Cruz and father of Margaret Cruz, he was born and educated in California. He served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a survivor of the Hamburger Hill battle. Cruz worked for Freightliner of […]
Colleen E. Giroux, 72
TOPSHAM — Colleen E. Giroux, 72, of Topsham, died Oct. 4. She was born Aug. 24, 1941, in Sherman Mills, the daughter of Leonard and Florence Frank. Giroux graduated from Morse High School in Bath in 1959 and attended the University of Maine in Brunswick. She raised four children and worked for several local businesses over […]
Doris A. Spencer, 95
FALMOUTH — Doris A. Spencer, 95, died of natural causes at her home in Falmouth on Sept. 27. She was born in Providence, R.I. on Feb. 20, 1918, to H. Edward and Anna D. Anderson. She was the only child of Swedish immigrants and took great pride in her Scandinavian heritage and ability to speak the […]
Richard S. Perla, 54
YARMOUTH — Richard Scott Perla, 54, of Yarmouth, died unexpectedly in his home on Oct. 3. He was born on April 19, 1959, to Terise Capretta Perla in Cleveland, Ohio. Perla was the youngest of five children. He graduated from Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio, and later attended classes at Kent State University. […]