BOSTON — Marilla Rose Feldman, daughter of Samuel Feldman and Skioka Kudo, died shortly after birth in a Boston hospital on Jan. 4. She is survived by her parents; twin sister, Maya Rachel Feldman; paternal grandparents Michael and Mary Beth Feldman of Bowdoin; maternal grandparents Makoto and Etsuko Kudo of Northvale, N.J.; great-grandparents Lucille Hornbeck of […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Allan James Caldwell, 93
BRUNSWICK — Allan James Caldwell, 93, died Jan. 12. Born and raised in Burlington, Vt., Caldwell graduated from the University of Vermont in 1941 and from Harvard Business School in 1943. Weeks later he entered the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant assigned to the Quartermaster Corps. Over the next three years, he served in England, […]
Irving Brookings Wright Jr., 84
DRESDEN — Irving Brookings Wright Jr., 84, died Jan. 7 after a brief illness. He was born in Bath on Aug. 2, 1928, the son of Irving B. Wright and Lura Pearl Davis. He attended Bath schools and worked at the Wing Farm until joining the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in Korea, receiving two Purple […]
Shirley Gilliam, 75
BRUNSWICK — Shirley Gilliam, 75, died Jan. 8 after losing her battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Charles and Marguerite Lessner. She was born in Damariscotta in 1937, and lived and raised her family there until 1964, when she moved to Bath. She cooked for and managed the snack bar at Yankee Lanes in […]
Karen Michelle Erskine, 35: Always the life of the party
SOUTH PORTLAND – Karen Michelle Erskine, 35, died unexpectedly Jan. 14 at her home. Erskine was born in Portland on May 10, 1977, a daughter of John William Wright and Donna Lucille Horner Wright. She attended the Small School and was a 1995 graduate of South Portland High School, where she was a member of […]
Correction to Garfield Ingraham obituary
The obituary for Garfield Ingraham, 92, printed on Jan. 10 omitted the names of some of his family members. Ingraham is survived by his daughter, Lisa Romeo and her husband, Richard, and their children Megan Tarling, Eric Romeo and Christopher Romeo of Cape Elizabeth; daughter, Pamela Ingraham-Foster and her husband, David, and their daugther Anastasia […]
Glendon Fitts Bowden, 92
YARMOUTH — Glendon Fitts Bowden, 92, formerly of Hampden, died on his birthday, Jan. 4. He was born Jan. 4, 1921, in Dexter, one of five children born to Carroll and Lena Bowden. Raised on the family farm in Stetson, he attended area schools and graduated from Maine School of Commerce, now Husson University. After graduation, […]
Doris Louise Gardner Anderson, 98: Gentle, kind and selfless
FALMOUTH — Doris Louise Gardner Anderson, 98, died Jan. 7. She was born in Minneapolis, Minn., to Harry and Inga Iverson Gardner. Her life was devoted to supporting her husband, Clifford, who died in 2006, and her family and friends. She was loved by all who knew her and she was gentle, kind and selfless. Early […]
Raymond L. Hamilton, 102
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND — Raymond L. Hamilton, 102, died Jan. 6. He was born on Chebeague Island on Dec. 12, 1910, the son of Alfred and Florence Hamilton. He was educated in island schools. A lifelong lobster man, he was still fishing at 90. His daughter Gail has very fond memories of going out with her father […]
Elizabeth Phelps Gosselin, 78
NORTH YARMOUTH — Elizabeth Phelps Gosselin, 78, died Jan. 10, surrounded by her family. She was born Aug. 17, 1934, in Winchester, Mass., the daughter of Marjorie Sands and Barton Francis Curit. The oldest of three daughters, she grew up in Barrington, R.I., and graduated from Lincoln School in Providence, R.I., in 1952 and Middlebury College […]