BRUNSWICK — Rose Marie Miller, 90, of Brunswick, died peacefully Feb. 20 with her family by her side. Miller was born Jan. 7, 1923, to John and Wilma Ruest. Miller graduated from Brunswick High School and lived in Brunswick all her life. She married Bill Miller on Aug. 10, 1946, at St. John’s Church in Brunswick, where […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Joan Rice Lausier, 68
SCARBOROUGH — Joan Rice Lausier, 68, of Scarborough, died Feb. 21 following a brief battle with leukemia. She was born March 22, 1944, in Liverpool, England, to Charles and Ellen Rice. In January 1972, she met the love of her life, Paul R. Lausier of Augusta, in Augsburg, Germany, where he was stationed following his return […]
Louisa H. Blake, 82
BRUNSWICK — Louisa H. Blake, 82, of Brunswick, died Sunday at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born Feb. 8, 1931, in Portland to Alfred Sr. and Grace Seavey Milliken. Blake attended Portland schools, graduating from Deering High School with the class of 1949. She received her bachelor’s degree in teaching from Gorham State Teachers […]
Jean Louis Tardiff, 75
TOPSHAM — Jean Louis Tardiff, 75, of Topsham, died Saturday at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was born May 5, 1937, in Brunswick, the son of Gerard and Cecile Pouliot Tardiff. Tardiff attended St. John’s School and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1957. He married Janice Cunningham that year and became an apprentice at […]
Carl E. Wallace, 82
BRUNSWICK — Carl E. Wallace, 82, of Brunswick, died Saturday at his home. He was born Aug. 5, 1930, in Phippsburg to Niles L. and Dora V. Wallace. He attended West Point School in Phippsburg. In 1957, Wallace married Beverly L. Beal in Bowdoin. He worked for a time as a clammer and commercial fisherman, and […]
Gilbert "Buddy" Earle, 64: 'Consummate family man,' beloved teacher
FALMOUTH — Gilbert “Buddy” Earle, 64, of Falmouth, died Feb. 21 of complications from a heart attack and diabetes. Earle was born April 2, 1948 in Rockville Centre, N.Y., to Gilbert Earle Sr. and Ethel Rose Earle. His father died when Earle was young and the family eventually settled in Falmouth when he was 10. […]
Leverette "Lev" Parker, 84
NORTH YARMOUTH — Leverette “Lev” Parker, 84, of North Yarmouth, died Feb. 15. He was born in Braintree, Mass., in 1928, the fourth of five children of Charlotte and Arthur Parker. Growing up in Gardiner, Parker’s first job was working for his father at Gardiner Shoes. As he quickly realized, however, making shoes was not his […]
Daniel D. Lorello, 87
PORTLAND — Daniel D. Lorello, 87, of Portland, died peacefully Feb. 19 at Brentwood Manor in Yarmouth. He was born on Aug. 4, 1925 in Portland, the son of Frank and Sarah McMonagle Lorello. Daniel attended local schools and was a 1943 graduate of Portland High School. Following high school, and during the height of World War […]
Julia Dorothy 'Duddy' Simoneau Ball, 56: Led the way with empathy and kindness
PORTLAND — Julia Dorothy “Duddy” Simoneau Ball, 56, of Portland, died Feb. 14 from injuries sustained in a fire. She was surrounded by loved ones. Ball was born Dec. 30, 1956, to Eugene and Elaine Farr Simoneau and graduated from Portland High School with honors in 1975. She was a self employed housekeeper, companion, and confidant. Her […]
Margaret V. Dobransky Dionne, 91
BRUNSWICK — Margaret V. Dobransky Dionne, 91, died Feb. 2 surrounded by family. She was born Sept. 17, 1921, in Lisbon Falls, a daughter of Andrew P. and Susie Demchak Dobransky. The family moved to Pejebscot when she was 5 and she attended Pejebscot Grammar School. She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1939. On Feb. […]