Yarmouth — Shirley Ann Beckwith, 76, died on Friday July 20 after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Freeport on June 12, 1936, a daughter of Dorothy (Hale) and Ralph Cleaves. She was educated in Yarmouth schools. She married Franklin R. Beckwith July 11, 1952, becoming a farmer’s wife and mother of their […]
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HARPSWELL — Robert E. Walsh, 72, died July 26 at his home. He was born Sept. 19, 1939, in Bronx, N.Y., the son of Michael and Grace Sauer Walsh. He graduated from Smithtown (N.Y.) High School in 1957 and from the Maine Maritime Academy in 1960. That year, he also was given a commission in the […]
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Lawrence N. Caswell, 64: doting father, passionate motorcyclist
BRUNSWICK — Lawrence N. Caswell, 64, died July 26. Born in Brunswick on January 27, 1948, he was the son of Lillian (Miller) and the late Flavian “Babe” Nadeau. He attended elementary school in Brunswick and later in Lewiston. Throughout his youth he was an active Boy Scout, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. An […]
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Roger Buzzell Jackins, 84
BATH — Roger Buzzell Jackins, 84, of Bath, died July 25. He was born in Houlton on October 1, 1927, the son of James F. and Doris Buzzell Jackins. He was a graduate of Houlton High School, class of 1946. After graduation, Jackins worked as a cook in Boothbay. In 1951, he joined the U.S. Air […]
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Kenneth F. McDonald, 87
BATH — Kenneth F. MacDonald, 87, formerly of Bath and Woolwich, died July 26 at Mid Coast Hospital after residing at Dionne Commons for the past three years. He was born in Bath on March 28, 1926, the son of Daniel Wallace MacDonald and Ethel Cushman. He attended school in Bath and graduated from Morse High […]
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Stephen Wayne Haller, 69
BRUNSWICK — Stephen Wayne Haller, 69, died unexpectedly at his home July 26. Born in Evansville, Ind., on July 8, 1943, he was the son of Clarence E. and Mary Louise Martin Haller. Haller came to Maine at age 18 while serving in the U.S. Navy, and quickly fell in love with the local islands. Although […]
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Victor H. Huck Jr., 74: an unlikely seaman
SOUTH PORTLAND — Victor H. Huck Jr., 74, died unexpectedly July 24 at his home. Huck was born in Evansville, Ind., on Jan. 15, 1938, the eldest of seven children. He attended school in Evansville before joining the U.S. Coast Guard – without ever having seen the ocean. While stationed in Portland, he met his future […]
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Richard A. Hobson, 79: Navy veteran who enjoyed hunting and fishing
PORTLAND — Richard A. Hobson, 79, a former resident of Waterville, most recently of Portland, died on July 24, at Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough. The son of Nell Ross Hobson and Ralph Hobson Sr., he was born on Jan. 15, 1933 in Machias. Hobson the first child born at the newly opened Machias Hospital. After […]
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George C. Wigant, 86: lover of baseball, community
SOUTH PORTLAND — George C. Wigant, 86, passed away on July 22 at the Barron Center in Portland. He was born on October 14, 1925 in Portland, the son of Carl E. and Ruth G. (Gustaffson) Wiegandt. He was educated in Portland schools and was a graduate of Portland High School. Wigant was a WWII veteran, […]
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Barbara Rose Wyman, 82
BATH — Barbara Rose Wyman, 82, died on July 21 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She was born in Bath, daughter of Swanton H. and Margaret Donahue Wyman. She attended Small Point schools and graduated from Morse High School in 1947. In 1951, she graduated from Gorham State Teachers College, where she had been crowned […]