PORTLAND — James M. McDonough, 83, retired assistant district attorney of Suffolk County, Mass., died on April 23 at Good Samaritan Hospital after a lengthy illness. McDonough was the youngest of five children born to James and Nora Lee McDonough. He graduated from Cheverus HIgh School in 1946 and received a full scholarship to Boston […]

PORTLAND — Louis Coleman Concannon, 89, died May 3 at Maine Medical Center. He was born in Portland on Feb. 12, 1923, to Coleman and Delia Concannon. Concannon grew up in Portland, attended local schools and graduated from Cheverus High School. Concannon served in WWII in the signal corp in the Asian theater of operations. After […]

BAILEY ISLAND — Gail Delaney Starr, 62, died on April 26 surrounded by her family. She was born in Portland and raised on Bailey Island. She graduated from Brunswick High School in 1967 and attended Nasson College and the University of Maine at Orono. She married Hamilton Starr in 1972 and the pair moved to Spencer, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Kathleen “Kathy” Johndrow, 56, died April 23 at Cape Cod Hospital. Johndrow was born June 23, 1955, to Merlin and Elizabeth Maguire of South Portland. She was a lifelong resident of South Portland and worked at Bickford Health Associates in Yarmouth. She spent her free time on the beaches of Maine, Cape Cod […]

BATH — Christhild Carolyn “Chris” Seigh, 83, died April 24. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Nov. 5, 1928 to Hans Peter and Ethel Marie Carlsen. She married Joseph Charles Seigh on Aug. 21, 1948 in Englewood, N.J. Her family and friends will remember her as a woman with unequaled gardens. She had a vast […]

WOOLWICH — Kris A. Schultz, 46, died unexpectedly on April 24. Schultz was born in Rumford on Jan. 6, 1966. He was proud to be the den leader of Boy Scout Pack 648 in Brunswick and he guided them with tremendous dedication and heart. He was a graduate of Keene State College and was employed with […]

HARPSWELL — Lee K. Elliot, 86, died on April 26 at her home with her husband and children by her side. She was born in Parkersburg, W.Va., on Feb., 1, 1926, to Gail G. Peppers and Virginia Peppers. She attended school in Parkersburg and Charleston, where she graduated from high school. She was awarded a writing […]

FREEPORT — Marion “Mary” Louise Bockus, 61, died with her family by her side on April 24. She was born Nov. 26, 1950, and battled cancer for the last two years of her life. Her friends and family will remember her as someone who touched their lives. Her strength and determination was a gift to those […]

BRUNSWICK — Kenneth M. Smith, 89, died April 26 after an extended illness. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va., on March 24, 1923, to Paul and Anna McGregor Smith and attended Wheeling public schools. As a boy, he was active in the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. During WWII, he […]

PEAKS ISLAND — Veronica Alice Foster, 105, died April 23 at St. Joseph’s Manor in Portland. She was born in London on June 11, 1906, the youngest of five children born to James and Alice Jennings Foster. She attended school in England and was sent to France in her teens to learn the language. She lived […]