SOUTH PORTLAND — Yvonne Beatrice Libby, 83, of South Portland, died unexpectedly on Mother’s Day, May 12. Libby was born Jan. 20, 1930, in Hartford, Conn. She was raised in Berlin, N.H., and attended Notre Dame High School there. She enjoyed working summers as a waitress in Old Orchard Beach. After working for many years at […]
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Shirley T. Leighton, 68: Beloved wife, mother and grandmother
FALMOUTH — Shirley T. Leighton, 68, of Falmouth, died unexpectedly May 3. She was born Nov. 1, 1944, in Waldoboro, a daughter of Lestyn and Lyle Thompson. She attended elementary school in Friendship and graduated from Waldoboro High School in 1963. She attended the Portland School of Art and was an accomplished artist. On Aug. 14, […]
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Robert D. Gibbons, 59
PORTLAND — Robert D. Gibbons, 59, of Portland, formerly of South Portland, died April 29, in Dover, N.H. He was born July 11, 1953, in Winchester, Mass., a son of James V. and Janet Ann MacDonald Gibbons. Gibbons was predeceased by his parents; a brother, James V. Gibbons Jr., and his twin sister, Roberta Gibbons Skillin. He […]
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Gaston A. Labreche, 79: Devoted husband and father
PORTLAND — Gaston A. “Gus” Labreche, 79, of Portland, died May 13 at Maine Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Born in Rimouski, Quebec, on March 31, 1934, Labreche was the son of the late Philip and Therese Labreche. Gus was raised in Laval, Quebec, just outside of Montreal. He graduated from McGill University and completed several […]
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Frank H. Carman, 79
BRUNSWICK — Frank H. Carman, 79, died quietly May 9, following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Carman was born in Barberton, Ohio, on Feb. 21, 1934, the son of Gertrude Young and Frank H. Carman Jr. He graduated from the University of Maryland and then entered the U.S. Coast Guard and attended Officer Candidate School at the […]
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Benjamin O. Fitzgerald, 84: Longtime Bath policeman
BATH — Benjamin O. Fitzgerald, 84, formerly a longtime officer with the Bath Police Department, died Jan. 21 in Dunnellon, Fla. He was born in 1928 in Canaan to Susie and Benjamin O. Fitzgerald. He married his sweetheart, Margaret, in 1947, and the two were married 66 years. Fitzgerald’s professional career was in law enforcement. He […]
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David Jonathan Soule, 62: Passionate special education teacher
SOUTH PORTLAND — David Jonathan Soule, 62, died Monday, surrounded by his family and a legion of friends. Born Aug. 13, 1950, Soule was a lifelong resident of South Portland. At the age of 3, he was injured in an accident that left him with a spinal cord injury that challenged him for the remainder of […]
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Christina M. Morin, 85
SOUTH PORTLAND — Christina M. Morin, 85, of South Portland, died Saturday, May 11 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough. She was born Aug. 28, 1927, in London, England, a daughter of John and Delia Fisher. She was educated in English schools and graduated with the Class of 1945 from Hygate High School, in London. […]
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Albert Farris, 86
BRUNSWICK — Albert Wesley Farris Sr., 86, of Brunswick, died May 10. He was born Aug. 2, 1926, in Portland, a son of Joseph Daniel and Grace Farris Daniel. He attended Portland schools and entered into service with the U.S. Navy in March 1944. During World War II he served aboard the USS Astoria. He married Emma […]
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Cora Arbo Gagnon, 96: Had a love of learning
FALMOUTH — Cora Arbo “Tootsie” Gagnon, 96, of St. Matthews, S.C., and formerly of Maine, died Feb. 11 after a short illness. She was a traveler and loved meeting new people. Gagnon was born May 3, 1916, in West Boxford, Mass., to Persis Whittier Arbo and Carroll Snow Arbo. She grew up in Maine as part […]