BRUNSWICK — John C. Monteith III, 31, died Aug. 10. Born in Portland, he was the son of James Monteith and Brenda Carrier. He graduated from Massabesic High School and attended Kaplan University. He had a love for photography, camping, fishing, hiking, canoeing and computer technology. Monteith is survived by a daughter, Alyssa Monteith; a sister, […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Margaret C. "Peg" Miller, 85
YARMOUTH — Margaret “Peg” Miller, 85, died July 19 at Sedgewood Commons, in Falmouth. She was born June 16, 1928, in St. Louis, Mo., to John Cook, an organ pipe builder, and his wife, Gertie. She grew up in Methuen and Beverly, Mass., and Newmarket, N.H. She graduated in 1950 from Kent State University and […]
Karl A. Rauch Jr., 56
YARMOUTH —Karl A. Rauch, Jr, 56, of Cousin’s Island, died of metastatic melanoma at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough on Aug. 8. Rauch was born at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and spent most of his life in Monmouth County, N.J., before relocating to Philadelphia in 2002. He moved to Maine in the fall of 2012. […]
Ida Mary Ziegler, 91: Talented and outspoken
FALMOUTH — Ida Mary Ziegler, 91, of Falmouth, died peacefully Aug. 7 after six weeks of declining health. She was born April 15, 1922, in Lenore, N.C., a daughter of Stephen and Nellie Smith Costello. Ziegler was a longtime New Yorker. Raised and educated in Schenectady, N.Y., she left at the age of 18, moved […]
Debra Lynn Nannay, 54: Loved Rolling Stones, Philly Eagles and her family
PORTLAND — Debbie Nannay, 54, died suddenly June 6 at Maine Medical Center, with family by her side. Nannay was born Oct. 19, 1958, to William and Helena Nannay in Camden, N.J. She was raised in Runnemede, N.J., and moved to Maine, where she lived with her partner of 28 years, Robert Levesque II. She is […]
Owen P. Austin, 77
BRUNSWICK — Owen P. Austin, 77, of Baribeau Drive, died July 31 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. He was born Nov. 28, 1935, in Brunswick, the son of Coleman A. and Virginia E. Wallace Austin. On Oct. 6, 1957, he married Olive Senz. Austin served in the Korean War, and was self employed for most of his […]
Anthony Soper, 41: Lived for family and loved ones
BRUNSWICK — Anthony “Tony” Raymond Soper, 41, of Brunswick, died July 30 surrounded by family and loved ones at Togus Veterans Medical Center in Augusta, after a courageous, odds-defying, seven-year battle with ALS. He was born in Flint, Mich., on Dec. 11, 1971, the son of Harold and Joyce Soper. Soper grew up in Fenton, Mich., […]
Marilyn 'Pinky' Corthell, 86
SCARBOROUGH — Marilyn Charlotte Merrill “Pinky” Corthell, 86, died July 31 at Gorham House in Gorham. Born in Manchester, N.H., Corthell graduated from Nashua High School and the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. Her career included stints as a registered nurse and a full-time stay-at-home mother, and she also was a small business owner in […]
Caroline 'Kay' Wilson, 82
TOPSHAM — Caroline “Kay” Wilson, 82, died July 31 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick. She was born Nov. 21, 1930, in Topsham, the daughter of Howard and Alice Eastman Adams. Wilson graduated from Morse High School in 1949. In high school, Kay played in many sports, was a member of the National Honor Society, […]
Franklin Groves, 90: Loved history and island life
YARMOUTH — Franklin Lyman Groves, 90, of Yarmouth, died Aug. 1 at Bay Square at Yarmouth. He was born on Cousins Island Jan. 14, 1923, where the doctor walked across the ice to attend to his mother, a story Groves shared until his death. He was the son of Agnes and Seth Groves. Groves grew up […]