SOUTH PORTLAND — Michele M. Nee, 59, of Broadway, died Oct. 22, at Mercy Hospital in Portland. She was born in Portland April 15, 1956, the youngest of five daughters born to John R. and Alicia J. (Silke) McCarthy. She was a fun-loving, tender child known for her small size and big spirit. Her kind, outgoing […]
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Birgit 'Biggi' Brookes, 54: Talented tennis player, ran day care
YARMOUTH — Birgit “Biggi” Brookes, 54, passed away the morning of Oct. 11, after a hard-fought battle against breast cancer. With great determination and lust for life, Brookes battled the disease since she was diagnosed in March 2014. Always a very active and strong person, Brookes was resolute; just two weeks prior to her death, […]
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Patricia A. St. Pierre, 51: Inspired others through a rich, full life
PORTLAND — Patricia Ann “Patty” St. Pierre, 51, passed away at her sister’s home in Raymond Oct. 17. She was born Sept. 28, 1964, in Portland. Diagnosed as legally blind when she was a preschooler, it was initially planned to have St. Pierre attend a “special” school for the blind. However, she was mainstreamed successfully through […]
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Dorothy Donahue, 88
PORTLAND — Dorothy “Dot” Donahue, 88, passed away Oct. 20, at Maine Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family, after a sudden illness. She was born in Portland Feb. 4, 1927, to James and Mary King Doyle. She was a 1945 graduate of Cathedral High School and was employed for many years at New England […]
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Shirley M. Irish, 95
BRUNSWICK – Shirley M. Irish, 95, of Brunswick, died Oct. 11. She was born Dec. 1, 1919, in Walton, Nova Scotia to Maude (Lingard) and George E. Woolaver. The family moved in 1926 to Lynn, Massachusetts, where she graduated from Lynn English High School in 1937. Irish then worked as a stenographer and attended Northeastern […]
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Alden Joseph Bonang, 89: Teacher, genius at electronics and repairs
BRUNSWICK – Alden Joseph Bonang, 89, died Oct. 5, at Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick. He was born May 18, 1926, in Brunswick, the son of Frederick and Marie Theriault Bonang. Bonang attended St. John’s School and Brunswick High School. He served with the Air Force, where he worked on B17 and B25 […]
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Anne Marie Frederick, 93
SOUTH PORTLAND – Anne Marie Frederick, 93, died peacefully Oct. 12, at Gosnell Hospice House. Frederick was born in1921 and raised on Turner’s Island, riding ice flows down the Fore River into the bay, rowing to the islands and playing basketball, perfecting her jump shot as captain of her South Portland High School team. After […]
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William C. Donley Jr., 71: Avid reader, Civil War buff
SCARBOROUGH – William “Bill” Donley Jr., 71, of Scarborough, passed away Oct. 16, after a long illness. Donley was born in Portland Dec. 23, 1943, to William C. Donley Sr. and Grace Driscoll Donley. He grew up on Walnut Street and fondly recalled the time he spent “on the hill.” After graduating from Portland High […]
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James Granger, 85
HARPSWELL — James Packard Granger, 85, died Oct. 9, at The Vicarage by the Sea in Harpswell. Granger was born in Dexter Feb. 6, 1930, the son of Frederick J. and Constance (Smart) Granger. He grew up in Boothbay Harbor and graduated from Boothbay Harbor High School, Bentley College and Boston University, where he was honored […]
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Ann K. Larrabee, 96: Falmouth librarian, passionate about drumming
YARMOUTH – Ann K. Larrabee passed away peacefully Oct. 15. Born in Arlington, Massachusetts Nov. 15, 1918, she was the daughter of Andrew Allen and Rachel Tuttle Kimball; she grew up in Arlington and Winchester Massachusetts. Larrabee graduated from Winchester High School in 1936 and from Smith College in 1940. She married Kenneth G. Larrabee […]