TOPSHAM — John Lloyd Thompson, 92, formerly of Harpswell, died Sept. 22 at The Highlands. He was born in Brunswick on Nov. 16, 1919, to John E. and Edith McCausland Thompson. He graduated from Brunswick High School and married Gladys Junia Sissel in Muscatine, Iowa. She died Aug. 16, 1996. Thompson served his country in […]
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Edith T. Libby, 102
BRUNSWICK — Edith T. Libby, 102, died Sept. 25 at Winship Green Nursing Home in Bath. She was born in Hyde Park, Mass., on June 25, 1910, the daughter of Frederick and Eva Duke Haskell. She attended local schools, and was married to Edwin C. Libby in Islington, Mass., on June 27, 1932. The couple […]
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Alan S. Wilkie, 83
BATH — Alan S. Wilkie, 83, of Bath, died Sept. 26. He was born on July 12, 1929, in Owls Head, the son of Charles and Helen (Snow) Wilkie. He grew up in Rockland and graduated from Morse High School, class of 1947. Wilkie went on to further his education at Burdett Business School. On […]
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Dorothy Barlow Farner, 91
TOPSHAM — Dorothy Barlow Farner, 91, died Sept. 16 in Topsham. Farner was born in Warren, Ohio, on Dec. 30, 1920. She followed previous generations of her family to attend Hiram College, graduating in 1942. She volunteered for military service as a WAVE, training at Smith College and then serving in Lakehurst, N.J., during World War […]
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Kathleen Dianne Dieffenbach, 58: passionate about the arts
TOPSHAM — Kathleen (Kathie) Dianne Dieffenbach, 58, of River Road, died Sept. 26 at her home after a long illness. She was born in Catskill, N.Y., on Jan. 6, 1954, the daughter of Frank and Janet Tompkins. She attended Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School in Windham, N.Y., and graduated from Saint Patrick’s Catholic High School in […]
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Ruthe Elizabeth Pagurko, 63
BATH — Ruthe Elizabeth Pagurko, 63, died in her sleep at home on Sept. 28. She was born in Barre, Vt., in 1949, the daughter of George and Ruth Donahue. She came to Bath and was raised by Kenneth and Helen Murray. She married John Pagurko Jr. on May 20, 1978. They had two […]
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Roland J. Liberty, 88: A peaceful, talented musician
NORTH YARMOUTH — Roland J. Liberty, 88, of North Yarmouth died on Sept. 24 at Mercy Hospital in Portland after two months of declining health. He was born in North Yarmouth on April 30, 1924, a son of Phillip and Louisa (Therrian) Liberty. Liberty worked as an attendant at Pineland, formerly Pownal State School, for 20 […]
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Richard H. Coffin, 92: a dedicated member of the community
PORTLAND— Richard H. Coffin, 92, died at home Sept. 26. He was born the son of Harold W. and Grace B. Coffin, June 27, 1920 in Portland, the eldest of five children. Coffin grew up in Bangor, earned his Eagle Scout award in 1936, and graduated from Bangor High School and its ROTC program in […]
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Annette Hartford, 80: cultivated a sense of community
TOPSHAM — Annette (deGrandpre) Hartford, 80, died Sept. 17 at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn. Hartford was born in Newburyport, Mass., on March 4, 1932, the daughter of Eugene and Christine Ouellette deGrandpre. Hartford lived in Haverhill, Mass., and worked for Allen Shoe for many years before moving to Brunswick in 1985. She worked at […]
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Jeannette Catherine Sicard, 94: devoted to family, volunteerism
SCARBOROUGH — Jeannette Catherine Sicard, 94, died Sept. 25 at Pine Point Center in Scarborough. Sicard was born in Westbrook on Oct. 9, 1917, the daughter of Joseph N. and Elizabeth M. (Chaisson) Bellefeuille. She grew up there and attended the St. Hyacinth School. In 1937, she married Roy J. Sicard. Sicard worked as a homemaker […]