BATH — Julian H. Hatch, 84, died Oct. 25 after a short illness. He was born in Chicago on June 4, 1928, the son of Irving Norman Hatch and Ruth Frances Colby. He attended schools in Gloucester, Mass., graduating from Gloucester High School with the class of 1946. Hatch joined the merchant marine in 1943 […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Louise Marion Knight, 90
HARPSWELL — Louise Marion Knight, 90, daughter of Arthur Alden and Grace Marion (Randall) Knight, died Oct. 28 at her residence. She was born at West Harpswell on March 4, 1922, attended local schools, and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1939. She worked locally until the end of World War II, when she and […]
Edward J. McDonough, 70: Veteran, entrepreneur
SOUTH PORTLAND — Edward J. McDonough, 70, died Oct. 27, after a three-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Portland on Aug. 27, 1942, a son of Thomas J. and Mary (Feeney) McDonough, Sr. McDonough lived in Florida for many years before returning to Maine in 1990. He was self-employed in the automotive […]
Raymond L. Bailey Jr., 86
HARPSWELL — Raymond L. Bailey Jr., 86, died Oct. 22 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Bailey was born in Portland Aug. 23, 1926, a son of Raymond L. and Erma Latham Bailey. He attended local schools and graduated from Brunswick High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II […]
William J. Owen, 69
BRUNSWICK — William J. Owen, 69, died Oct. 20 at home, surrounded by his family, after battling with multiple sclerosis for 40 years. Owen was born in Lincoln, Neb., on Dec. 24, 1942, a son to Leonard J. and Patricia A. (Atkinson) Owen. He graduated from Brunswick High School in 1960 and studied electrical engineering […]
Martha L. Jacobs, 78
BRUNSWICK — Martha L. Jacobs, 78, died Oct. 28 at Parkview Hospital in Brunswick, following a long illness. She was born Sept. 10, 1934, in Belgrade, a daughter of William and Hazel (Taylor) Crocker. Jacobs was educated in Jefferson schools and also attended Lincoln Academy in New Castle. She devoted her life to raising her […]
Herbert Arthur Bailey, 67
TOPSHAM — Herbert Arthur Bailey, 67, of Bowdoinham, died Oct. 28 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Bailey was born in Bath Dec. 11, 1944, a son of Lawrence and Elizabeth Linscott Bailey. He attended local schools and graduated from Brunswick High School. He was a self-employed commercial fisherman all of his life, as […]
John Loren Hodgman Jr., 73
YARMOUTH — John “Jack” Loren Hodgman Jr., 73, of Yarmouth died unexpectedly Oct. 25. He was born on June 26, 1939 in Brewer, the younger of two sons of John and O. Frances (Reed) Hodgman. He grew up in South Portland and graduated from South Portland High School, class of 1958. There he was a […]
Loring Edward Hart, 88: Educator and Army veteran
FALMOUTH—Loring Edward Hart, 88, died Oct. 19 in Falmouth after a full and eventful life. Hart was born in Bath in 1924 to Joseph Edward and Elizabeth Hayes Hart. Affectionately known as “King of North Road,” he spent 27 years with his wife, Marilyn, in North Yarmouth. Earlier in his life Hart served in […]
Gertrude R. Carr, 75
FALMOUTH — Gertrude “Gert” R. Carr, 75, of Falmouth died at home on Oct. 27, surrounded by her family after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on Aug. 25, 1937, the daughter of Pat and Rae (Murphy) Blethen. She attended Abbot and Guilford area schools. In 1956, she married her sweetheart, Merton Carr […]