PORTLAND — Elizabeth M. Hersey, 66, of Portland, died Aug. 26 at Maine Medical Center, after a short illness. She was born Oct. 21, 1946, in Portland, the daughter of George and Dorothy Morton. She grew up in Portland, attending Portland schools. She really enjoyed spending time on the water of Casco Bay, where her father […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Marie L. Letourneau, 93
SOUTH PORTLAND — Marie Louise Letourneau, 93, of South Portland, died Aug. 22 at South Portland Nursing Home. She was born in Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, a daughter of John Felix Martin and Alice Morel Martin. As a young woman she was gifted with tremendous skills in needlecraft and weaving. She shared this skill, teaching the art of tapestry […]
Edward G. Corbett, 83: Dedicated plant scientist, teacher
BRUNSWICK — Edward G. Corbett, 83, of Brunswick, died Aug. 21, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a short illness. He was born in Cristobal, Panama, on June 24, 1930, the son of Arthur and Dorothy Corbett. He graduated from Cristobal High School, and served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. […]
Vasilis C. Pashos, 2
BRUNSWICK — Vasilis Constantine Pashos, 2, of Brunswick, died Aug. 20 at The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland. He was born Aug. 5, 2011, in Brunswick, the son of Costas and Peri Ntantalia Pashos. In addition to his parents, Vasilis is survived by a sister, Despina, an uncle, Sam, godmother Tina, a grandfather, two grandmothers, uncles, […]
Madeline K. Maus, 92: Always had a song in her heart
SCARBOROUGH — Madeline K. Maus, 92, died Aug. 23. Maus grew up in New York City after her midwestern parents moved there to further her father’s musical career. Among the major influences in her life were the summers she spent as a child and teenager at a camp in Maine, and the time spent as part of […]
Robert S. Allyn, 88
YARMOUTH — Robert “Bob” Steen Allyn, 88, died peacefully of prostate cancer Aug. 16 at the The Cedars in Portland. Allyn was born Oct. 26, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pa., the middle child of Henry Gregory Allyn and Frances Steen Allyn. Bob grew up in Framingham, Mass., attending Rivers School and working as a counselor at Camp […]
Montgomery L. Yale, 73: Loved life, family and friends
YARMOUTH — Montgomery Lane Yale, 73, died Aug. 19 at Maine Medical Center from complications from cancer, with his loving family by his side. Yale was born March 26, 1940, in Providence, R.I., to O. Sherman Yale and Marjorie Montgomery. His family moved to Yarmouth in 1954, where he attended local schools and lived for the […]
Stephen Kecskemethy, 68: Prominent Maine violinist
PORTLAND — Stephen “Steve” Zoltan Kecskemethy, 68, of Portland, died at home Aug. 17 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Born Oct. 19, 1944, in East Chicago, Ind., to Joseph and Elizabeth Kecskemethy, he and his older brother Joseph grew up in an orphanage run by his parents for Hungarian immigrants in Ligonier, Pa. He […]
Paul J. Bellino, 51
SOUTH PORTLAND — Paul J. “PJ” Bellino, 51, died Aug. 13 at Mercy Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Portland on June 13, 1962, a son of Anthony and Isabelle Bellino of Middleburg, Fla. Bellino was a proud father and grandfather, a weather enthusiast and a lover of New England sports teams. […]
Jean R. Geiger, 94: Advertising pioneer
BATH — Jean Roberts Geiger, 94, formerly of Harpswell, died July 31 at Hillhouse Assisted Living. Born April 17, 1919, she was a graduate of Millburn High School in New Jersey and an alumna of Colby-Sawyer College, in New London, N.H. She married Robert Geiger in 1950, and they lived for many years in Millington, N.J., before […]