FREEPORT — Robert A. “Popeye” Whitmore, 93, died Sept. 13 in his sleep. He was born in Claremont, N.H., on Nov. 30, 1918, the son of Ernest and Luella (Stowell) Whitmore. He was very fond of taking long trips, particularly on holiday weekends, visiting with family and old friends along the way, until his health deteriorated […]
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Karen M. Erskine, 72
FREEPORT — Karen M. Erskine, 72, died Sept. 19 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough after a long illness. She was born Feb. 29, 1940 in Portland, daughter of Edith and Allen “Bucky” McLean. Erskine worked at Pineland for 18 years until the facility closed. She was known as “Nana” to many in Freeport after a […]
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Marcia Ryan Hamren, 80: journalist, compassionate volunteer
FALMOUTH — Marcia Ryan Hamren, 80, died with her family by her side on Sept. 14 at Falmouth by the Sea. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 4th, 1932 to Maurice and Zoe Ryan, she grew up with her sister Susan in Ft. Thomas, Ky. She attended Saint Thomas School. Upon graduating with her class of 14, […]
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Roland Stockwell Moxcey, 95
YARMOUTH— Roland Stockwell Moxcey, 95, died on Sept. 14 in Mesa, Ariz. Moxcey was born March 1, 1917 to Harold and Nellie Stockwell Moxcey in Yarmouth. He graduated from the North Yarmouth Academy with honors. While working in Portland, he volunteered so serve as a civilian worker in Pearl Harbor. There he met Helen Dickinson […]
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Richard Morton Jensen, 72: Veteran and outdoorsman
PORTLAND — Richard Morton Jensen, 72, died Sept. 17 at Maine Medical Center after four years of declining health. He was born in Portland on Jan. 15, 1940, a son of Frederick and Christine (Gorwood) Jensen. Jensen was educated in Portland schools, graduated from Deering High School, class of 1958, graduated from Maine Maritime Academy and […]
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Milton F. Farnsworth, 93: Man of service, many talents
CAPE ELIZABETH — Milton F. Farnsworth, 93, of Cape Elizabeth, died Sept. 13 at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough. He was born in Jonesport on Nov. 3, 1918, to Clara Dunning and Lester Farnsworth. Farnsworth graduated from Jonesport High School in 1936 and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Williams. He received his […]
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Thelma R. Lavoie, 88
TOPSHAM — Thelma R. Lavoie, 88, died Sept. 6 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, after a short illness. Lavoie was born June 17, 1924, in Topsham, to Delia Dugas Frenier and William Frenier. She had one sister, Evelyn Bowley. Lavoie was married to Alphonse Lavoie in February 1951. She attended school at Notre Dame […]
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Ashley N. Demmons, 59
BRUNSWICK — Ashley N. Demmons, 59, died unexpectedly Sept. 6 at her residence. She was born on June 16, 1953, in Rockland, the daughter of Ralph and Gladys Robbins. She attended Rockland schools, where she met her husband, Blaine. Demmons was a homemaker who enjoyed knitting and crafts and loved to go to yard sales […]
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Russell P. Favreau, 83
BRUNSWICK — Russell P. Favreau, 83, died Sept. 12 at Mid Coast Hospital, with his family by his side. He was born in Brunswick, April 28, 1929, the son of Wilbrod and Annie Dion Favreau. He attended St. John’s School. He married Phyllis V. Menard in Brunswick on Sept. 3, 1949. Favreau was employed at […]
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Audrey D. Conwell, 79
FREEPORT — Audrey D. Conwell, 79, formerly of Cumberland, passed away on Sept. 10 at Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born in Oakland, a daughter of Evelyn (Booker) and John Dustin. She was a loving wife and mother of two children. Her husband, Richard H. Conwell, died in 1980. Survivors include a daughter, Rae Breton […]