FREEPORT — Debera Jean Hill, 57, of Freeport, died Jan. 24 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Hill was born Feb. 11, 1955, in Brunswick, the daughter of Evelyn Marquis and Leslie Everett. Hill graduated from Deering High School with the class of 1973 and went on to work various jobs in the food service industry. […]
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Robert "Bub" Thurlow, 52: Practical joker, loved the outdoors
NORTH YARMOUTH — Robert “Bub” Thurlow, 52, died Friday at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Thurlow was born Feb. 16, 1960 in Portland, to Robert and Constance Thurlow. He attended Yarmouth schools and went on to become a master plumber, carrying on the family business, Thurlow Plumbing and Heating. Thurlow was an avid […]
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Gwendolyn A. Stackhouse: 84
PORTLAND — Gwendolyn A. Stackhouse, 84, of Portland, died Jan. 29 at the Barron Center in Portland. Born Jan. 31, 1929 in Portland to Henry S. C. and Katherine E. Neil, Stackhouse was a graduate of the Portland High School, class of 1947. She worked at the candy counter at Woolworth in Portland, where she met […]
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Susan Danforth, 53: Loved music and education
SOUTH PORTLAND — Susan E. Danforth, 53, died unexpectedly Sunday in Portland. Born in Methuen, Mass., to George A. Danforth Jr. and Jeanne T. Bernardin Danforth, Danforth graduated from Andover High School in 1978. In 1982, she graduated summa cum laude from Merrimac College in North Andover, Mass. She also earned a master’s degree in English from […]
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Charles "Bill" Sumner Pettigrew, 82
TOPSHAM — Charles “Bill” Sumner Pettigrew, 82, of Topsham, died at his home Jan. 25. Pettigrew was born June 4, 1930, in Lynn, Mass., to Charles Sumner Pettigrew and Etta Butler Pettigrew. He was the eldest of four children. He married his first wife, Evelyn Veno, in 1956. They were married 15 years before Evelyn died. […]
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Phillip Henry Bibber, 78
HARPSWELL — Phillip Henry Bibber, 78, of Harpswell, died Saturday at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick following a short illness. Born April 8, 1934, in Brunswick to Linwood and Ruth Bibber, he attended Harpswell schools until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17. Bibber served proudly in the Navy for 22 years, a veteran […]
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Evelyn D. Callahan, 96
SOUTH PORTLAND — Evelyn D. Callahan, 96, of South Portland, formerly of Portland, Houlton and New York, died Jan. 19 at South Portland Nursing Home. Callahan was born in Hodgdon to Ambrose and Lucy Roaix Callahan. She attended Hodgdon schools and was a graduate of Houlton High School. Callahan also was a graduate of Houlton Business College, […]
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Geraldine Joyce Purinton, 81
HARPSWELL — Geraldine Joyce Purinton, 81, of Harpswell, died Monday at her home following a long illness. She was born April 18, 1931, in Brunswick to Hollis and Helen Driscoll. She attended schools in Brunswick and graduated with the class of 1949 from Brunswick High School. Purinton worked from an early age on her father’s farm. […]
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Eldrick N. Thibodeau, 83
BRUNSWICK — Eldrick N. Thibodeau, 83, of Brunswick, died peacefully Saturday at Freeport Nursing Home. Thibodeau was born Dec. 5, 1929, in St. Francis, the son of the late Willie and Fabian Thibodeau. He was the eighth of 16 children. After working as a lumberjack in the Allagash, Thibodeau joined the U.S. Army in 1951. He […]
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John H. Staples, 92: Decorated veteran
TOPSHAM — John H. Staples, 92, of Topsham, died Jan. 21. Staples was born May 2, 1920, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., the second son of Phillip C. Staples and Mary H. Staples. He attended the Haverford School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He left school in December 1940 to volunteer in the […]