BATH — Arthur R. Douglass Jr., 76, died at his home on July 9. He was born in Bath on November  3, 1935, the son of Catherine and Arthur Douglass Sr. After attending Bath schools, Douglass enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1954 and was honorably discharged in 1956. He then worked for 40 years at […]

BATH — Marguerite “Peg” Vivian Small, 92, died July 12 at her home. She was born March 18, 1920, in Townley, Ala., the daughter of Vivian Colby and Cleveland Ulysses Brown. She graduated from Morse High School, class of 1938, and from Westbrook Junior College in 1940. After college, Small worked in the personnel department of […]

FREEPORT — Alwilda “Allie” Letitia (Gray) Munson, 91, died July 14 at Hill House Assisted Living in Bath. Munson was born in Winn on March 10, 1921, a daughter of Eugene James and Letitia May (Travis) Gray. The daughter of an immigration officer, she was raised in Aroostook County. Munson graduated as valedictorian from Fort Fairfield […]

BRUNSWICK — Michael L. Fournier, 61, died July 11, while camping in Damariscotta. He was born in Brunswick, March 4, 1951, the son of John P. and Lucille St. Pierre Fournier. He graduated Brunswick High School in 1969, and from Northeastern University with a degree in mechanical engineering.   He married Jane Marquis in Scituate, Mass. on […]

FALMOUTH — William B. Schneider, of Falmouth, died unexpectedly July 6 when a car in which he was a passenger struck a tree in Naples. He was born in Portland on June 21, 1990, to Judith West and Bernard F. Schneider. Schneider was raised in the Town Landing neighborhood and had relocated to Naples this year. […]

PORTLAND — Mary (Toppi) Derrig, 88, a lifelong Portland resident, died July 9 after a brief illness. She was born on Aug. 7, 1923, the daughter of Rose (Profenno) Toppi and Rocco Toppi Sr. “Muddie”, as she was affectionately called by friends and relatives was the second of nine children. Like many of her generation […]

BATH — Elizabeth Frances Downs, 80, of Bath, died Thursday, July 5. She was born in Waterville, on November 5, 1931, the daughter of Aquila and Frances Bushey. She grew up in Portland and graduated from Deering High School, class of 1949. On January 17, 1951, she married Donald Downs Sr. in Portland, and the […]

BRUNSWICK — Matthew James MacLeod, 37, died Sunday, July 8 at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born in Lewiston, November 13, 1974, the son of James A. and Pauline Eva Marcotte MacLeod. MacLeod graduated from Brunswick High School and received a B.A. in English from the University of Southern Maine in 2011. He delivered pizzas in […]

BRUNSWICK – John A. Cook, 81, of Brunswick, died July 7 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. Cook was born in Bradford, Penn. on September 29, 1930, a son of John and Bertha (Baxter) Cocco, and was raised by his adoptive parents, Michael and Louisa Cocco of Salamanca, N.Y. Cook served in the U.S. Navy, […]

BATH — Raymond Joseph Cote, 71, died Thursday, July 5 at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was born in Manchester, N.H. on July 30, 1940, a son of Robert J. and Yvonne (Pepin) Cote. On December 15, 1987, he married Marilynne “Lynn” Griffin. He attended New Hampshire schools and Catholic schools in Canada. In […]