WISCASSET — Lanee Barnes, 42, died May 13 at her home. She was born in Portsmouth, Va. on Dec. 6, 1969, to Walter and Larraine Felscher Jr. She graduated from Gardiner High School in 1988 where she was on the swim team. She also graduated from Pennsylvania Flight Attendant School in Pittsburgh, Pa. On Aug. 7, […]

BRUNSWICK — John H. Grondin, 84, died at the Skolfield House on May 9. Grondin was born in Lisbon on Sept. 27, 1927, a son of Henry and Katherine Grondin. He retired from Eastland Shoe in 1993 to care for his wife, Margaret, who died in August of 1998. Grondin enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, reading, cribbage […]

HARPSWELL – Ellen Tapley Berrie, 82, died at home on May 13 with her family by her side. A longtime resident of Harpswell, she was born in Belfast on June 22, 1929, the only child of Dr. Eugene Tapley and his wife, Alice Collicott. She attended Oak Grove School in Vassalboro and Bates College, graduating […]

BATH — Bernice H. Brawn, 96, died May 14 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on Oct. 28, 1915, to William and Agnes Howard. She was orphaned at age 10 and adopted by Murdock and Mayme Carmichael of Aberdeen, Nova Scotia. She attended Cape Breton, Nova Scotia schools. She […]

TOPSHAM — Gerri Vermette, 73, died May 10. She was born in Augusta on Nov. 6, 1938, to of Helen and Lloyd Chapman. She graduated from Gardiner High School, where she excelled in sports. On Aug. 16, 1958, she married Dominic F. Vermette. They settled in Brunswick, where they raised their two sons, Steve and Nick. […]

FREEPORT — Charlotte Catherine Owen, 90, died May 5 at Hawthorne House in Freeport, where she had been in long-term care since February 2011. She was born on Sept. 19, 1921, to Benjamin J. and Dora M. Mulcahy in Worcester, Mass. She spent her childhood in Leicester, Mass., where she attended Leicester High School, graduating in […]

YARMOUTH — Erving H. “Erv” Bickford, 79, died at his home on May 12 after a long illness. Friends and family describe him as a gentle man, who was devoted to his wife of 54 years, Marilyn, his children and grandchildren. He was passionate about business and the ethos of volunteerism and community spirit. In 2012, […]

PORTLAND — Helen Joan Malloy Rice, 91, died May 10 at St. Joseph’s Residence and Rehabilitation Center, where she was surrounded by her family. She was born in Portland on Jan. 29, 1921, to Stephen and Mary Malloy. She grew up on Munjoy Hill and attended Cathedral High School. She met C. Roy Rice at a […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Vincent J. “Luke” Lukas, 90, died May 7 at his home. He was born in Kingston, N.Y., the son of Walter and Pelagia Lukas. He attended local schools and enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduating from high school. In 1941 he was stationed at Fort Williams and it was there that he […]

BRUNSWICK — Susan Jill Arnold, 68, died at her home in Brunswick on May 5. She was born in Bronxville, N.Y. on June 6, 1943, a daughter of Barbara and D. Duncan Arnold. She grew up in Freeport and graduated from Waynflete School in 1960. Arnold worked as a volunteer social worker with several human service […]