PORTLAND — Ann S. “Missy” Lowe, 92, died March 24 with her loving daughter by her side. She was born Aug. 12, 1920, in Cokeburg, Pa., the daughter of John and Anna Sematic. Lowe grew up in Pennsylvania and attended area schools. After she moved to Portland, she worked for Porteous, Mitchell, and Braun in their […]
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Celia A. Ridge, 87
PORTLAND — Celia A. Ridge, 87, of Portland, died March 28 at St. Joseph Residence and Rehabilitation in Portland. She was born Nov. 8, 1925, in Portland, to Coleman and Mary Josephine Flaherty Ridge, attending parochial schools and graduating from Cathedral High School. Following high school she worked in the South Portland Shipyard during World War II. […]
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Norma Wise, 85
TOPSHAM — Norma Wise, 85, died March 21 surrounded by family. She was born in Pembroke Sept. 17, 1927, to Russell and Emma Carter. She attended local schools and graduated from Pembroke High School in 1944. She moved in 1945 to South Paris, where she met and married Ronald Willis Wise. They married July 4, 1948, […]
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Harrison Jack Wakely, 89
TOPSHAM — Harrison Jack Wakely, 89, of Topsham, died March 6 at d’Youville Pavilion in Lewiston. Wakely was born Sept. 15, 1923, in Lisbon Falls, a son of the late Charles J. and Genieva Wakely Jr. He attended schools in Topsham and graduated from Lisbon High School. He was a member of the American Legion, Topsham Garden […]
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Joseph Edgar Wilson, 46
ORR’S ISLAND — Joseph Edgar Wilson, 46, of Orr’s Island and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away March 17 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born April 30, 1966, in Brunswick, a son of Edgar and Leneler Wilson. He graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in 1984. At the age of 14, Wilson began what […]
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Barbara J. Sawyer, 72: Beloved nursing assistant with thousands of children
SCARBOROUGH — Barbara J. Sawyer, 72, of Scarborough, died peacefully of end-stage liver disease at her home on March 18, her birthday. Sawyer was born in 1941 at Mercy Hospital in Portland, to Edward Knight Bayley and Bertha Leslie (McDonald) Bayley. She grew up in the Pine Point area, working in the family business, Bayley’s Lobster […]
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Joan R. Dietrich, 82: Demonstrated strength and courage in her own quiet way.
BRUNSWICK — Joan R. Dietrich, 82, of Brunswick, died March 10 at Hawthorne House in Freeport, from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Dietrich was born March 31, 1930, in Presque Isle, to Edmund and Anna Beaulieu. Following graduation from Presque Isle High School in 1948, she worked at Northern National Bank and New England Telephone & […]
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Carol F. Black, 71: Endlessly energetic and involved in her community
NORTH YARMOUTH — Carol F. Black, 71, of North Yarmouth, died peacefully at her home March 19. She was born Sept. 13, 1941, in Portland to John E. and Vyra R. Tompson. She grew up in North Yarmouth and had many interests, belonging to the Juvenile Grange and the 4-H club, where she learned gardening, homemaking, canning, […]
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Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe, 93
CUMBERLAND — Barbara Frances Blanchard Garsoe, 93, died March 20, the first day of spring. She was born July 4, 1919, in Cumberland Center to Anna Fox and Howard Calderwood Blanchard. She graduated from Greely Institute, Westbrook Junior College and Gorham Normal School. She was a teacher in Lewiston until she married William Joseph Garsoe in 1942, […]
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Thilda "Tillie" Anna Matson Feato, 84: Family was her reason for being
PORTLAND — Thilda “Tillie” Anna Matson Feato, 84, of Portland, died March 20 with her family by her side. Born Aug. 14, 1928, in Detroit, Mich., to Albert Matson and Merle Paine Matson, she moved with the family to Buxton during the Great Depression. Moving to Portland as a young girl, she grew up on Munjoy Hill, attending neighborhood […]