YARMOUTH – Rhea May McLean, 83, of Yarmouth, died March 29. She was born May 29, 1929, in Macon, Ga., the second daughter of Florence Seeley and Leonard Aldridge. The family settled in Maine where she attended North Yarmouth schools. In 1949 she married Gerald DeRoche. The couple had two children, Gary and Debra. In […]
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Hilda M. Coskery, 86: Longtime Freeport campground owner
FREEPORT — Hilda M. Coskery, 86, of Freeport, died March 30 at the Halifax Medical Center in Port Orange, Fla. She was born in Freeport on June 24, 1926, the daughter of Victor and Marietta Brewer Coffin. She attended Freeport schools and was a 1944 graduate of Freeport High School. For many years Coskery worked at […]
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Wilma Bozak Baldwin, 86: An artistic soul who loved life
PORTLAND — Wilma Bozak Baldwin, 86, of Portland, died March 29. She was born Sept. 19, 1926, in Raven Run, Pa., the daughter of Michael and Anna Bozak. She grew up in Shenandoah, Pa. and graduated from the Philadelphia School of Art. She worked in and loved fashion and design. Her journey led her to marry […]
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Ralph Sydney Parker, 72: Had a sweet sense of humor
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ralph Sydney Parker, 72, of South Portland, died Saturday after battling a short illness, surrounded by his family. Parker was born Jan. 20, 1941, in Berlin, N.H., and grew up on Long and Peaks islands. He attended Portland High School and was a member of the U.S. Air Force. He worked for 22 […]
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Bernard Phillip McRann, 93: Distinguished police veteran
TOPSHAM — Bernard Phillip McRann, 93, of Topsham, died peacefully Saturday at Cadigan Lodge in Topsham. McRann was born May 22, 1919, in New York City, a son of Thomas and Kathryn McRann. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended the College of New Rochelle before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served during World War […]
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Howard H. Storer, 88
BRUNSWICK — Howard H. Storer, 88, died March 23. Born in Brunswick to John G. and Alta M. Wilson Storer, he attended Brunswick schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1942. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Maine in 1949. During World War II, Storer served in the Air Transport […]
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Elizabeth 'Betty' F. Storer, 90
BRUNSWICK — Elizabeth “Betty” F. Storer, 90, died peacefully March 25. Born in Rockland to Arthur B. Farris and Mary E. Campbell Farris, she grew up in Union and attended Union High School. She later attended the University of Maine and graduated from Bliss College in Lewiston. During World War II she was employed by the […]
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Nancy Elaine Widdecombe, 68
SOUTH PORTLAND — Nancy Elaine Widdecombe, 68, died March 26. She was born in Gardiner on July 19, 1944, the daughter of Arthur B. and Eva Gertrude Ellis Gates. Widdecombe grew up in Scarborough and was a 1962 graduate of Scarborough High School. After having her four children she went back to school and was a […]
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Ronald Arthur Hamlin: 65
NORTH YARMOUTH — Ronald Arthur Hamlin, 65, of North Yarmouth, died peacfully Jan. 25 in Florida. He was born Aug. 16, 1947 in Milo to Dwight L. and Irma B. Hamlin. A graduate of Milo High School, Hamlin was senior class president. He earned an associate’s degree in architectural engineering technology from Wentworth Institute in Boston, […]
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William P. Kennedy, 88: Valued his family most
FREEPORT — William P. Kennedy, 88, of Freeport, died peacefully March 28. He was born Jan. 28, 1925, in Scranton, Pa., to William Kennedy and Esther Roche Kennedy. He achieved a bachelor’s degree in navigation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Scranton, and an Bachelor […]