SOUTH PORTLAND — Mary Eva McGinnis, 92, 0f South Portland, died Sunday at her home. McGinnis was born in Ramer, Tenn., to Evan and Linda Jaggers. A free spirit, she moved as a young woman to Beverly Hills, Calif., where she was rumored to have beguiled many an up-and-coming movie star. In 1945, at the end […]
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Margaret Derocher, 90
BRUNSWICK — Margaret Derocher, 90, of Brunswick, died Wednesday at Horizons Living and Rehablitiation Center. She was born Feb. 28, 1922, the daughter of Cleveland P. and Susan E. Sparks Curtis. She moved to Bowdoinham when she was five and attended schools there. Derocher was employed for several years at Auerbach Shoe in Brunswick. She of […]
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Lesley Hobson, 93
TOPSHAM — Lesley M. Hobson, 93, of Topsham, died Feb. 13 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick, following a long illness. He was born Oct. 10, 1919, in Tacoma, Wash., to Louise Walter and Hattie Belle Hobson. He attended schools there and graduated high school in 1937. Hobson joined the U.S. Navy immediately following […]
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Robert John Daniels Sr., 71: Devoted grandfather
SCARBOROUGH — Robert John Daniels Sr., 71, of Scarborough, died Feb. 14 at his home, surrounded by family. Daniels was born Jan. 22, 1942, in Portland to John Francis and Kathleen Daniels. He grew up in Portland, attending Cathedral Grammar School and Portland High School. He married Susan Duran in 1963 at St. Patrick Church and […]
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William Dewey Blake, 94: Distinguished medical researcher
BATH — William Dewey Blake, 94, of Bath, died at home Feb. 3 of cancer. Born June 27, 1918, Blake graduated Dartmouth College in 1940 and spent summers doing scientific research at The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Cove. He continued this work while attending Harvard Medical School. During World War II, he worked at Goldwater […]
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Alice May Gauvin Cyr, 76
SOUTH PORTLAND — Alice May Gauvin Cyr, 76, of South Portland, died Monday at her home. Born in Caribou to Marie Anna “Diana” Gauvin Tuttle, she was a 1954 graduate of Our Lady of the Mountains Academy in Gorham, N.H. She married John P.R. Cyr in 1955 and together they began a family, traveling extensively due to […]
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Richard M. Anderson, 83
CUMBERLAND — Richard M. Anderson, 83, of Cumberland, died peacefully Thursday in his home, surrounded by family. Anderson was born July 12, 1929, in Cumberland Center to Clifford G. and Hazel Hoey Anderson. Better known as “Dick,” he grew up in North Yarmouth with his brothers Robert, Lewis, and Dana and his sister, Janet. He graduated from […]
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Dan Holt, 78
CUMBERLAND CENTER — Dan Holt, 78, of Cumberland Center, died Feb. 3 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Holt graduated from Morse High School in Bath and enlisted in the Army, serving proudly during the Korean War. He married Jacquiline Purdy, of Bath, and worked for a brief time at Bath Iron Works […]
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Catherine Liberty, 94
NORTH YARMOUTH — Catherine Liberty, 94, of North Yarmouth, died Feb. 11 at her home following a period of declining health. She was born March 22, 1918, in Perth Amboy, N.J., to Hedwig and Anthony Rinkowski. Liberty was an observer of life. she loved school and was forever learning. She found her way to Maine when […]
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Ralph "Ralphie Jr." Williams, 67: Prankster, devoted husband
FREEPORT — Ralph “Ralphie Jr.” Williams, 67, of Freeport, died Feb. 12 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born May 2, 1945, in Freedom to Myrtie and Ralph A. Williams Sr. The family settled in Freeport when Williams was in fourth grade. Williams enlisted in the U.S. Army and after his discharge returned to […]