BATH — Shirley Mae Parshley Swearingen, 90, died at Mid Coast Hospital on Jan. 21. She was born in Bath on Dec. 20, 1921 in the family quarters of the Shepard St. Fire House to George and Ethel Varner Parshley; her father was the driver of Engine 3, a horse-drawn steam pumper. She attended elementary […]

GEORGETOWN — Joan P. Tibbetts, 79, died Jan. 21 at Winship Green Nursing Home in Bath with her loving husband, beloved children and dog by her side. She was born in Nashua, N.H. on Dec. 29, 1932 and was the daughter of Frank E. Burnham and Sylvia R. Burnham. On July 11, 1950 she married […]

BRUNSWICK — Irma Caldwell Russell, 94, died on Jan. 23 at Mid Coast Hospital. She was born Nov. 16, 1917 in Starks and was the youngest of four children born to Roy and Idea Caldwell. She attended schools in Starks and Madison. She married Donald Wayne Newell and they lived in Connecticut and Maine, settling […]

PEAKS ISLAND — Steven Victor Callow, 46, of Peaks Island, died unexpectedly on Jan. 18. Callow was born Oct. 22, 1965, in South Weymouth, Mass. to Richard and Martha Callow. On Jan. 1, 1970, the family moved to Peaks Island, where he grew up and attended Bracket Memorial Church Peaks Island School. He graduated from […]

FREEPORT — Roger Goodwin Wilmot Sr., 85, died at the Veterans Home in Scarborough on Jan. 20. He was born in Barre, Vt. on Dec. 13, 1916 to Durward C. Wilmot and Mildred Goodwin Wilmot. Wilmot graduated from Barre High School and the Wentworth Institute in Boston, Mass. He met his future wife, Marion Morley, […]

FREEPORT — Robert C. Toothaker Jr., 66, died from cancer at home on Jan. 16. He was born May 13, 1945 in Brunswick and was a son of Robert C. Sr. and Doris C. Pouliot Toothaker. He was educated in local schools and graduated from Brunswick High School. He served his country in the U.S. […]

LEWISTON — Phillip Spaulding, 70, formerly of Cumberland, New Gloucester, Lewiston and Barre, Vt. died Jan. 22 at the Marshwood Nursing Care Center in Lewiston following a massive stroke. A true sports fan until the end, he died just after kick off on Sunday, Jan. 22 while watching the New England Patriots playoff game on […]

BATH — Elizabeth Mae Bragdon, 90, died Jan. 22 at the HillHouse in Bath following a long illness. She was born on June 9, 1921 on Orr’s Island, a daughter of Albert E. and Bessie E. Johnson. She attended school in Brunswick and during World War II was very active in the United Service Organizations. […]

BRUNSWICK — David P. MacLean, 76, died Jan. 19 with his loving wife Mabel at his side. MacLean was born on Feb. 16, 1935 in Brunswick, the son of Ralph A. and Natalie Akeley MacLean. He grew up on Orr’s Island, where he cherished his childhood capers and lifelong friends. He graduated from Brunswick High […]

BRUNSWICK — Dorothy “Mary” Wallace, 88, formerly of Harpswell, died Jan. 16 at the Hawthorne House in Freeport. She was born in Boothbay Harbor on Dec. 22, 1923, a daughter of Clarence and Irene Cook Pennell. She attended Portland schools and graduated from Portland High School. Wallace served as an officer of Wallace Marine in […]