FREEPORT — Archie Dennison, 83, died on Sept. 13 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Freeport on June 14, 1929, the son of Archie and Geneva Dennison. He graduated from Freeport High School and was a member of the basketball and baseball teams. His proudest athletic moment […]
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Omer J. Fortin, 89
FREEPORT — Omer J. Fortin, 89, formerly of Topsham and Freeport died Sept. 3 in Bonita Springs, Fla. He was born Feb. 24, 1923, in Grand Isle, a son of Louis and Olive (Madore) Fortin. Fortin was employed as a carpenter for most of his life and also had operated a farm in Freeport for over […]
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Grace G. Thurston, 94
BATH — Grace G. Thurston, 94, died Sept. 5 at her home in Shawmut. She was the daughter of Wilbur and Ida (Rowe) Thurston. She was born April 24, 1919, in Bath. Thurston lived out her early years in Bath, where she enjoyed the ocean. Thurston was well loved by her staff and the ladies with […]
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Leslie C. Shaw, 57: A lasting legacy
BRUNSWICK — Leslie C. Shaw, 57, died Aug. 29 from complications following surgery at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born on July 8, 1955, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of John and Ann Shaw. Shaw grew up in Bethesda, Md., and developed a lifelong interest in archaeology and anthropology while she was an undergraduate […]
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Deloris “Dot” Carey, 75: loved baseball, travel
SOUTH PORTLAND — Deloris “Dot” Carey, 75, died Sept. 7 at Maine Medical Center. She was born Nov. 27, 1936, in Portland, a daughter of Alphonso R. and Helen (Burton) Valley. Carey was the third of 19 children. She married Gene Carey Nov. 27, 1954, on her 18th birthday. They shared the next 58 years […]
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Joan M. Coffin, 81
BRUNSWICK — Joan M. Coffin, 81, died Sept. 9 at Mid Coast Hospital. She was born in New York City on July 15, 1931, the daughter of Russell and Loretta Loucks. She was educated in New York City schools and married Richard A. Coffin in February 1948. They resided in Gurnet and raised a family. […]
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Scott Alan McNeill, 56
BRUNSWICK — Scott Alan McNeill, 56, died Aug. 31 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born in Bath on Nov. 22, 1955, to the late Gerald P. McNeill and Marlene (Christopher) McNeill. McNeill graduated from Morse High School, class of 1974. In August that year, he entered the U.S. Navy and served on […]
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Omer J. Fortin, 89: Farmer, outdoorsman
FREEPORT — Omer J. Fortin, 89, resident of Naples, Fla., formerly of Topsham and Freeport, died Sept. 3 in Bonita Springs, Fla. He was born Feb. 24, 1923, in Grand Isle a son of Louis and Olive (Madore) Fortin. Fortin was employed as a carpenter for most of his life and also had operated a farm in […]
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Mitchell Fernie, 53: artist, Porsche enthusiast
PORTLAND — Mitchell Fernie, 53, died Sept. 2 at home, surrounded by his family. Fernie was born Sept. 19, 1958, into a community of artists in Westport, Conn., then moved with his family to Vermont in 1970. After high school, he lived in Denver and Boston before settling in Portland in the 1980s. He was a […]
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Joan Brewer, 88
BRUNSWICK — Joan Brewer, 88, died Aug. 28 at Mid Coast Hospital. She was born in Middletown, Conn., Feb. 1, 1924, the daughter of Arnold and Cornelia Dodd Brewer. She grew up in Ridgefield, Conn., where she loved riding horses. Brewer graduated from Chatham Hall in Virginia in 1941, attended Vassar College and graduated from […]