BRUNSWICK — Kenneth A. Staples, 71, died Aug. 22 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. He was born in Brunswick on July 4, 1941, the son of Hyrum and Virginia Bamforth Staples. Staples was raised by his grandparents, George and Ruth Bamforth. He attended Brunswick schools and was a 1960 graduate of Brunswick High School. Staples […]
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J. Roland Bouchard, 82
BRUNSWICK — J. Roland Bouchard, 82, died Aug. 22. Bouchard was born in Brunswick on May 15, 1930, the son of Edward and Rebecca (Coulombe) Bouchard. Bouchard grew up in Brunswick, graduating from Brunswick High School, class of 1948. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served for four years until he […]
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Caroline Rancourt Groves, 84: Loved her family, the outdoors and baking
YARMOUTH — Caroline Rancourt Groves, 84, of Yarmouth died on Aug. 24 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in Solon on Sept. 10, 1927, the daughter of the late Frank and Martha Rancourt. Groves grew up in Solon and graduated high school in 1945. She then attended the University of Maine and graduated […]
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Jennie Arlene VanScyoc, 86: lover of children, family
PORTLAND — Jennie Arlene VanScyoc, 86, died on Aug. 19. VanScyoc was born on June 22, 1926 in Portland, the daughter of Wilfred and Mildred Noel. In June 1945, she married Larry VanScyoc. Together they raised five children and a grandson. VanScyoc worked for 20 years as a traffic guide for the Portland Police Department. Then, […]
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Robert G. Burbank, 84
BRUNSWICK — Robert G. Burbank, 84, died Aug. 17 at the Horizons Living & Rehab Center in Brunswick. Robert was born in Haverhill, N.H., on Jan. 17, 1928, the son of Ezra and Marjorie Hill Burbank. On June 18, 1954, he married Shirley Rathburn. Burbank served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, during World War II, the […]
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Dorothy Bonney Kavasch, 98
HARPSWELL — Dorothy Bonney Kavasch, 98, died Aug. 15 in Brunswick. Born Dorothy Rapalje Bonney in 1914, she moved 12 times before entering high school in Verona, N.J. She graduated at 15 and was accepted at Cornell University, which her father had attended. When she arrived to matriculate at Cornell, school administrators thought she was too immature and sent her home for another year. Ultimately, […]
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Angela M. Black, 39: hope, faith and believe
BATH — Angela M. Black, 39, of Washington Street passed away Aug. 16 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She was born in Augusta on Sept. 19, 1972, a daughter of Kendall M. Black and Esther M. Trask. She attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School, class of 1991. She later studied at Southern New […]
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Mary K. Haley, 75
BRUNSWICK — Mary K. Haley, 75, died Aug. 10 at her home. She was born in Brunswick on Feb. 5, 1937, the daughter of George and Ruth Collins Bamforth. She graduated from Brunswick High School, class of 1957. She married Henry E. Haley in Norwalk, Calif., on June 27, 1957. Following her husband’s career with […]
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Barbara P. Hagerthy, 77
BATH — Barbara P. Hagerthy, 77, of Englewood, Fla., died Aug. 19 at her summer residence in Small Point. Hagerthy was born in Bath on Sept. 24, 1934, the daughter of William and Edith (Shorey) Parks. She grew up in Bath, graduating from Morse High School, class of 1953. At Morse, she starred in a production […]
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Philip Cavanaugh, 85: told tales from the road, heart
SOUTH PORTLAND — Philip Cavanaugh, 85, died in Portland on Aug. 21, surrounded by his family. He was born the son of Florence (O’Brien) Cavanaugh and Daniel Connor Cavanaugh on July 15, 1927, in Portland. After his father passed away, he was raised by his mother, Uncle Gerald and Aunt Josie in the Libbytown neighborhood. Philip […]