FREEPORT — Berla Avis Allen, 90, of Freeport, died April 23, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 6, 1922, in Calais, to John Patrick and Berla Avis O’Neill. She was an independent woman who was proud of her Scottish and Irish heritages. Her father died when she was 11, and her mother took […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Anne Egan, 86
FREEPORT — Anne Egan, 86, died Sunday afternoon after a brief but feisty fight with cancer. She lived in New York, N.Y., much of her life, working in Manhattan in the Chrysler Building for Texas Oil Co. She spoke fondly of that experience her entire life. She married Edward F. Egan, of the Bronx, in 1952 in […]
Albert Brenner Glickman, 79: Well-known philanthropist
PORTLAND — Albert Brenner Glickman, 79, died peacefully April 27. He was known as a family man, philanthropist and business leader. Born in Portland, Glickman was raised by his widowed mother Mildred Brenner. Brenner later married Joe Glickman and the family moved to California. Glickman’s greatest love was his wife Judy. They met at UCLA, where […]
Timothy John Fowler, 69
PORTLAND — Timothy John Fowler, 69, of Fort Washington, Md., formerly of Portland, died unexpectedly April 20, in Bladensburg, Md. He was born in Portland, a son of Chester and Barbara Fowler. Fowler attended local schools and was a graduate of Portland High School. Following high school Fowler joined the Navy, where he served for more […]
Ernest P. Simard Sr., 74
PORTLAND — Ernest P. Simard Sr., 74, formerly of Portland, died April 22 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Van Buren, a son of Frank and Irene Simard. In 1956, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Korea. After his two-year enlistment, he served 18 years in the Army […]
Jules Louis Frenette, 83: Loved to tell stories
SOUTH PORTLAND — Jules Louis Frenette, 83, died April 17 in Scarborough, with his family by his side. He was born in Quebec City, Canada, on April 26, 1929, the son of Emile and Leda (Bolduc) Frenette. Frenette grew up in St. George and St. Martin, Canada. As a teenager, he went to work as […]
Ryan L. Johnson, 28: Proud island boy
HARPSWELL — Ryan L. Johnson, 28, of Bailey Island, died April 18 in Harpswell from accidental drowning. Johnson was born Nov. 26, 1984, in Brunswick, to Kathleen A. Johnson and Michael L. Bibber. His family lived in Harpswell, and he attended Harpswell Islands School and graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in 2003. He recently had […]
Regina Mary Barbour, 100
SOUTH PORTLAND — Regina Mary Barbour, 100, of South Portland, died peacefully April 19, at Cedars Nursing Facility. She was born Nov. 30, 1912, in Madison, a daughter of Levi and Josephine Richard Arsenault. She attended Mexico schools, graduating from Mexico High School in 1930. After she married Stanley J. Barbour, they made their home in […]
Omer 'Tulip' Ouellette, 88
TOPSHAM — Omer “Tulip” Ouellette, 88, of Topsham, died Sunday at Mid Coast Senior Health Center, in Brunswick. He was born in Brunswick on January 15, 1925, a son of Cyprien and Marieanne Plourde Ouellette. He graduated from St. John’s School in Brunswick with the class of 1940, and attended Brunswick High School. On May 28, […]
Faylene Hunnewell Cornish, 77
BATH — Faylene Hunnewell Cornish, 77, of Bath, died at Mid Coast Hospital April 18. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family. The only child of Allan and Lena Hunnewell, she was born July 4, 1935, in Bingham. She graduated from Wiscasset High School, where she was valedictorian, in 1953, and from Fisher Junior College, in Boston, […]