WOOLWICH — Carlton Day Reed, 82, died Dec. 8 of complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. He was born Aug. 11, 1930 to Carlton Day Reed Sr. and Louise Hinchey Reed in Bath. Known to all as “Bud”, he grew up in Days Ferry attending the one-room schoolhouse in the neighborhood with his sisters Mary Lou, […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Joseph M. Conlon, 75: Well-traveled wordsmith
ELLINGTON—Joseph M. Conlon, 75, died Oct. 28 in his home in Ellington, Conn., after a brief illness. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., in 1937 to Joseph M. and Mary E. Conlon, Joseph Jr. was raised in Bergenfield, N.J., and Syracuse, N.Y., before moving to Milton, Mass., for his high school years. He attended Boston College […]
Mary Miller Soverel, 92
BRUNSWICK — Mary Miller Soverel, 92, of Thornton Way, died Dec. 4. She was born in Montgomery City, Mo., on March 9, 1920, to John Gilmer Miller and Frances Lillian Morris Miller. She graduated from Montgomery City High School, the University of Missouri, and Miss Hickey’s Business School in St. Louis. She then worked for […]
Timothy W. Furbish, 68
HARPSWELL — Timothy W. Furbish, 68, died Dec. 5, at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born Feb. 12, 1944, in Brunswick, the son of the late Melvin “Bud” Furbish and Dorothy Furbish. Furbish attended schools in the Topsham area as a child, and graduated Brunswick High School in 1962. He then worked in the carpenter […]
Anita Richard Card Daley, 95: Famed local runner
SCARBOROUGH — M. Anita Richard Card Daley, 95, of South Portland, formerly of Westbrook, died Dec. 10 at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough from complications due to a fall in August. She was born in Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada, a daughter of John W. and Marie J. McCaie Richard, on Sept. 22, 1917. She moved […]
Peter C.J. Masse, 73
BRUNSWICK — Peter C.J. Masse, 73, of Weymouth Street, died Dec. 2 at the Hospice House in Auburn. He was born in Brunswick, Sept. 9, 1939, the son of Felix and Claire Caron Masse. Masse attended St. John’s Parochial School and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1958. He served 20 years in the […]
Thomas Cornell, 75: Accomplished artist, professor
BRUNSWICK — Thomas Cornell, 75, artist and the Richard E. Steele Artist-in-Residence Emeritus at Bowdoin College, died on Dec. 7. In June, Cornell retired from teaching after 50 years as a professor at Bowdoin. He joined the faculty in 1962, establishing the visual arts program at the college. Cornell loved imparting his passion for art […]
Carl Boone DiPietro, 23
OCEAN PARK — Carl Boone DiPietro, 23, of Ocean Park, died Dec. 3 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford after a battle with cancer. He was born in Portland on Feb. 19, 1989, to Lawrence and Catherine (Clark) DiPietro. He grew up in Freeport where he attended local schools. He volunteered at Freeport […]
Lucien J. Daigle, 87
CUMBERLAND FORESIDE — Lucien J. Daigle, 87, of Cumberland Foreside, died Dec. 4 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a period of declining health. He was born on Aug. 7, 1925, in Fort Kent, one of nine children of William and Sophie (Berube) Daigle and attended local schools. During World War II, […]
Gloria Jean Sylvester, 71: Loved family and holiday season
YARMOUTH — Gloria Jean Sylvester, 71, of Yarmouth, died unexpectedly Dec. 5. She was born in Portland on June 21, 1941, the daughter of Charlotte A. Pritchard and Richard E. Brown, Sr. She was married to Norman H. Sylvester Jr. for 52 years and was the mother of three daughters and had five grandchildren. Her […]