BRUNSWICK — Robert M. Cross, 88, died on July 15 in Brunswick. Born in Augusta on February 10, 1924, to Leroy D. and Muriel F. (Garvin) Cross, he graduated from Brunswick High School and enrolled at Bowdoin College in the fall of 1942. Cross served in World War II as a technician for a code-breaking unit […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Carl “Skip” Jewett Jr., 76
BRUNSWICK — Carl “Skip” Jewett Jr., 76, died July 18 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center after a bout with cancer. Jewett was born in Waterville on February 24, 1936, the son of Karl E. and Stella Emery Jewett. He was raised in Brunswick on Old Bath Road and educated in Brunswick Schools. In 1961, he entered […]
Katherine Mary Jennings, 51
BATH — Katherine Mary Jennings, 51, formerly of Bath, died July 9 in Orange Park, Fla.. She was born in Brunswick on July 22, 1960, a daughter of Leo George and Natalie Ann (Pushard) Tanger, Jr. Jennings attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School, class of 1978. She was employed as an assistant to […]
Leon B. "Penn" Pennell, Jr., 90
BATH — Leon B. “Penn” Pennell, Jr., 90, of Bath, died July 18. Pennell was born in Winnegance on June 19, 1922, the only child of Leon B., Sr. and Myra Merritt Pennell. He attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in 1940. Following graduation, he worked for the New England Telephone Company for […]
James F. Goodrich, 99: A leader, man of the sea
FALMOUTH — James F. Goodrich, 99, died on July 16 at his apartment at Oceanview in Falmouth. Born on Jan. 24, 1913, to Captain William F. and Helen Mohler Goodrich in Fennville, Mich., he graduated from Jackson High School in Michigan in 1931. Goodrich was an Eagle Scout and Sea Scout. His small town life changed […]
Dr. Cheever J. Lyden, 90: storyteller, proud of Irish heritage
Dr. Cheever J. Lyden, 90, died July 16, at the Monarch Center in Saco, after a short illness. Lyden was born in Portland on May 25, 1922, the son of James and Ellen Lyden. He attended St. Patrick’s Catholic School and graduated from Deering High School in 1940. He graduated from the third class of […]
Lucille Jeannine Chantrill, 78: Veteran, green thumb
SOUTH PORTLAND — Lucille Jeannine Chantrill, 78, died unexpectedly July 14 at her home. Chantrill was born in Lewiston on January 2, 1934, the daughter of Lucien G. and Yvonne M. Fleury Fraser. She attended schools in South Portland and graduated from South Portland High School, class of 1952. She then enlisted and served with the […]
Sarah King Brant, 52
YARMOUTH — Sarah King Brant, 52, died July 2. After living in South Berwick for several of her younger years, Brant returned to Yarmouth with her two children in 2007. A graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., Brant lived in Portland and in Albuquerque, N.M. She worked for years in home design and returned […]
Elizabeth A. Davenport, 81
BRUNSWICK — Elizabeth A. Davenport, 81, died July 12. She was born in Bath on Nov. 13, 1930, the daughter of Ella (MacDonald) and Frank Dingley, Sr. Davenport was raised in Bath and served in the U.S. Army. During her time in the service she met Benjamin Davenport. They were married on March 13, 1954, and […]
Theresa S. Harrington, 69: lover of family tradition, Elvis
BRUNSWICK — Theresa S. Harrington, 69, died unexpectedly July 15 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Harrington was born in Portland on April 8, 1943, a daughter of Roland A. and Sophie Marie Richard Poliquin, Sr. She attended Bowdoin schools and St. John’s School. She married Wilfred J. Harrington on August 20, 1960. After living in […]