YARMOUTH — Pauline Louise Cameron Smith, 87, of Yarmouth, passed away at the Maine Medical Center on July 21. She was born on Jan. 14, 1925 in Southport. She was the youngest daughter of Dorothea (Streeter) and Lt. Niles Cameron. Smith attended local schools in Southport and Boothbay until her family moved to Brunswick in 1936. She […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Harold Jay Monroe, 84: A brilliant mind
CUMBERLAND — Harold Jay Monroe, 84, of Cumberland, died on Aug. 2, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born on April 13, 1928 in Kingsport, Tenn., the son of Clara Catherine (Miller) and Harold Monroe. He was educated in Tenafly, N.J., schools and played football and baseball on the high school team. During […]
Bengt Gordon Bengtsson, 84
FREEPORT — Bengt Gordon Bengtsson, 84, died at Falmouth By The Sea on July 26. He was born July 8, 1928, to Jonas and Elly Bengtsson in Copenhagen. He loved to laugh. His sense of humor and positive outlook endured throughout his life, especially during his final months and days of his fight against eccrine cancer. […]
Patricia M. “Pat” Farrell, 77: Enjoyed babysitting, bowling and bingo
PORTLAND — Patricia M. “Pat” Farrell, 77, passed away Aug. 11, after a brief illness. She was born on Sept. 25, 1934, a daughter of Peter and Margaret (Bernard) Gallant. She grew up in Portland, graduating from Cathedral High School. In 1958, she married William “Bill” Farrell. The two raised five children together. Farrell was very active, […]
Carolyn V. “Penny” Traut, 73
BRUNSWICK — Carolyn V. “Penny” Traut, 73, died July 31 at Winship Green Nursing Center in Bath. She was born in Portland on Nov. 7, 1938, the daughter of Clifford and Frances Lewis Farrell. On Dec. 15, 1962, she married David Traut. Traut was an avid bingo player and also enjoyed cooking, sewing and working in […]
David C. Haas, 29: dreamt of becoming an educator
BRUNSWICK — David C. Haas, 29, died July 28 while on duty with the U.S. Army in South Korea. He was born in Newport News, Va., on November 18, 1982, the son of Joseph and Annette L. Haas. He was the youngest of three children. Haas relocated with his family to Brunswick in 1987. He attended […]
Robert L. Fulmer Sr., 84
HARPSWELL — Robert L. Fulmer Sr., 84, died Aug. 1 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Fulmer was born on Oct. 26, 1927 in Wilmington, Del., a son of Lewis B. and Esther Lynch Fulmer. He attended Wilmington schools and then served in the U.S. Navy. He married Elizabeth Schaffer on January 15, 1949. Fulmer […]
Pauline M. LaMarque, 83
TOPSHAM — Pauline M. LaMarque, 83, died July 30 in the Governor King Wing of The Highlands, with her daughters and her granddaughter at her side. LaMarque was born in Brunswick on July 7, 1929, the daughter of Armand and Alice Rochefort Helie. She attended St. John’s School and later graduated from Mt. Ararat High School […]
Margaret “Peggy” Lapham, 92: A career of compassion
FREEPORT — Margaret “Peggy” Lapham, age 92, formerly of Brunswick, died Aug. 5 at Freeport Nursing Home. She was born on Aug. 4, 1920 in Claremont, N.H., the daughter of Fred and Lillian Carleton Slate. Lapham was educated in the Townshend, Vt., schools and attended Leland and Gray Seminary in 1938. She came to Maine in […]
Katherine “Kay” A. (Glynn) McLaughlin, 81: a friendly, familiar face
PORTLAND — Katherine “Kay” A. (Glynn) McLaughlin, 81, died Aug. 5 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. She was born Sept. 3, 1930 in Portland, the daughter of William Glynn and Mary Agnes (O’Toole) Glynn. She was educated in Portland schools and was a proud resident all her life of Gorham’s Corner, where she […]