CAPE ELIZABETH — Alexander Avery MacNichol, former Portland District Court judge, died May 14 following a brief illness. Born at Holt Hall in Portland on March 15, 1935, the son of Alexander A. and Genevieve Roche MacNichol, he grew up in Eastport until World War II, when his father’s military service took the family to Brooklyn, […]
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'Coach' Andrew Thompson, 80: Beloved athletic director
BRUNSWICK — Sports legend and athletic director “Coach” Andrew Thompson, 80, died May 20 at his favorite place on earth, his home by the ocean, surrounded by family. Thompson was born in Freeport July 14, 1932. He graduated from Brunswick High School in 1951 where he excelled in basketball, track and football. After winning a scholarship, […]
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Mary Jane Connolly, 68
SCARBOROUGH — Mary Jane Connolly, 68, died May 19 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. She was born Dec. 23, 1944, in Portland, a daughter of Desmond and Mary Ann Brown. Connolly grew up in South Portland and was a 1963 graduate of South Portland High School. She became a licensed real estate broker, and worked alongside […]
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Ruth Florence Eddy White, 106: Oldest Falmouth resident
FALMOUTH — Ruth Florence Eddy White, 106, died May 13 after a life well-lived. In 2011 she received Falmouth’s Boston Post Cane, an honor granted throughout New England to a town’s oldest living resident. White was born July 7, 1906, in Dana, Mass., the daughter of Horatio B. Eddy, a farmer, and Ruth A. Holton. It […]
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Lena Hamilton, 68
FREEPORT — Lena M. Hamilton, 68, died peacefully May 18 after a long illness, with family near. Born in Portland and a lifelong resident of Maine, Hamilton graduated from Falmouth High School in 1963. She was a realtor in the late ’70s and ’80s and spent her career in real estate-related businesses. Her interests ranged from […]
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Joseph James Giusti Sr., 52: Loved and missed by many
PORTLAND — Joseph James Giusti Sr., 52, of Portland, died at his home May 16. He was born in Portland on Aug. 29, 1960, the son of Mary Giusti and Santino Giusti Jr.. He grew up in Portland, attending Portland schools. He was baptized at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, where he also received his First […]
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Cecelia Rand Berwick, 79
SCARBOROUGH — Cecilia Rand Berwick, 79, a resident at Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough, died May 16, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born March 11, 1934, in Farmington, to Marion Young Rand and Cecil Rand. She graduated from Farmington High School and then entered the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed at Camp […]
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Gary J. Beattie, 74
HARPSWELL — Gary J. Beattie, 74, of South Harpswell, died suddenly May 16 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born July 26, 1937, in Northfield, Vt., to James and Amy Beattie. Beattie served in the U.S. Army, earning several rifle marksmanship awards. A lifelong carpenter and mason, he worked for S.G. Philips, and traveled […]
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Carlton E. Rideout, 90
BRUNSWICK — Carlton E. Rideout, 90, of Brunswick, died April 22 at his home in Brunswick. He was born Aug. 28, 1922, in Bath, the son of Emery and Alice Rideout. He grew up in Bath and attended Bath schools. Rideout joined the U.S. Army and proudly served his country in World War II from 1942-1945. […]
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Joyce E. Adams, 80: Loved the outdoors
BRUNSWICK — Joyce E. Adams, 80, of Brunswick, died May 10 at Seaside Rehabilitation Center, in Portland. Adams was born Sept. 19, 1932, in Brunswick, the daughter of Maynard and Elizabeth Bragdon Albee. She graduated from Brunswick High School in the class of 1951. Her first husband, Arthur G. Williams, Jr., died in 1971. She married […]