FALMOUTH — James G. Caldwell, 56, of Falmouth, died peacefully at home on Oct. 2. He was born in Houston, Texas on Nov. 21, 1956, to James and Nancy Caldwell. Because his father was in the Air Force, the family lived several places, including Nebraska, Alaska and England. Caldwell was the 1975 valedictorian of Lakenheath High […]
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Phyllis J. Staples, 92: World War II shipyard worker, loved music and singing
PORTLAND — Phyllis Jean Staples, 92, of Portland, died Oct. 3 at the Maine Medical Center. She was born in Houlton on Aug. 3, 1921, the daughter of James and Alveretta McGann. She grew up in Houlton before moving to Portland with her family in her teens. Staples worked at the shipyard in South Portland during […]
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Genevieve H. Seidel, 88
SCARBOROUGH — Genevieve H. Seidel, 88, of Scarborough, died Sept. 26 at Seaside Rehabilitation and Residence with her loving family by her side. She was born June 11, 1925, in Dorchester, Mass., the daughter of William H. and Anna Delea Harvey. She was a 1943 graduate of Deering High School. Seidel worked as a secretary for Guy […]
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Stephen J. Rigney, 93
SCARBOROUGH — Stephen Joseph Rigney, 93, died peacefully Sept. 25, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough. Rigney was born in Freeport, Ill., on Aug. 11, 1920, to Stephen and Nellie Sughroue Rigney. He attended Aquin High School and Loras College, and later earned a master’s degree in meteorology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rigney enlisted […]
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Ella A. McKeon, 93: World War II welder, family mainstay
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ella A. McKeon, 93, a life-long resident of Portland and South Portland, died Sept. 23 at the Cape Memory Care senior living facility in Cape Elizabeth, following an extended period of ill health. McKeon was born Sept. 16, 1920, in Portland, a year after her parents, Bernard J. and Isabella A. had moved […]
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Bradley K. Gilpatrick, 71
BRUNSWICK — Bradley K. Gilpatrick, 71, of Brunswick, died Sept. 26 at Winship Green Nursing Home, Bath. He was born in Brunswick on Oct. 27, 1941, to Keaneth and Eleann Douglas Gilpatrick. He earned his GED diploma and lived in Richmond and the Bath-Brunswick area. Gilpatrick worked construction and also worked for the Portland school department […]
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Mary L. Fullerton, 84: Local antiques dealer
BATH — Mary Louise Fullerton, 84, of Bath, died Sept. 28 at Winship Green Nursing Home, Bath. She was born in Massachusetts on Nov. 18, 1928, to Roland and Mary Beaton Haining. Fullerton attended schools in Brunswick and Bath. On July 16, 1949, she married Cecil L. Fullerton. The couple resided in Brunswick and later moved […]
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Marcia B. Mead, 93
BRUNSWICK — Marcia B. Mead, 93, died Sept. 22, at Parkview Medical Center. She was born in Portland, June 13, 1920, the daughter of Stanley and Ada Hoklotubbe. She graduated from Deering High School. Mead married Curtiss D. Mead on Oct. 6, 1953, and traveled extensively with her husband during his military career. They lived in […]
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Suzanne E. Hutchison, 84: Talented knitter, volunteer, avid Duke fan
YARMOUTH — Suzanne E. Hutchison, 84, died Sept. 18, at McLean Health Center in Simsbury, Conn. Daughter of Earle E. and Eleanor B. Edwards, she was born in Hartford, Conn., on Aug. 5, 1929, and grew up in Windsor. After boarding for five years at the MacDuffie School for Girls in Springfield, Mass., she went on […]
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William C. Dilios, 74: Escaped communist Albania, established local eateries
PORTLAND — William C. Dilios, 74, of Portland, died Sept. 18, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough with his family by his side. The son of Christos and Ekaterina Dilios, he was born on April 17, 1939, in Politsani, Albania, an ethnic-Greek town near the Greek border. In 1957, after a challenging childhood in communist […]