SCARBOROUGH — Ellen C. Gallant Steeves, 69, died Oct. 21 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. Born in Biddeford on Nov. 1, 1941, she was a daughter of Joseph H. and Adrienne Soule. She grew up in South Portland, graduating from South Portland High School and going on to attend the University of […]

BATH — James E. Durham, 66, died on Friday, Oct. 14 in Woolwich.  He was born Oct. 23, 1944 in Syracuse, N.Y., the son of Edward Durham and Elizabeth (Nevin) Durham. He grew up in Fairmont and Camillus, N.Y., and received his college degree from Clarkson University.  His professional career was with Corning Inc. in […]

CUMBERLAND — Jean Marie Harmon Bryant, 47, of Okmulgee, Okla., formerly of Cumberland and South Portland, died on Sept. 19 shortly after being diagnosed with lung and brain cancer. She was born in Portland on Dec. 26, 1963, a daughter of Beverly (LeGrow) and Richard B. Harmon.  She graduated from South Portland High School, Class […]

PORTLAND — Lucile Clark Lishness, 94, died on Oct. 15 at the Barron Center in Portland. Born in Sanford on Dec. 7, 1916, she was the eldest child of Mildred and G. Oscar Clark. She graduated from Farmington State Normal School, where she met her future husband, Charles P. Lishness Jr. She spent 36 years […]

BATH — Hilton F. Libby, 84, died on Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Bodwell Unit in Brunswick. Born in South Windham on Feb. 23, 1927, he was the son of Harry L. and Grace V. Libby. He attended Bath Schools and was a graduate of Morse High School, class of 1945.During high school, he worked […]

BRUNSWICK — Louisa Ann Mackenzie Galuza, 80, died at home on Oct. 11 with her daughters by her side after a short battle with lung cancer. Galuza was born on March 6, 1931 to James A. Mackenzie and Grace Ambrose Mackenzie in New Haven, Conn. She spent her early years growing up on Fisher Road […]

BATH — Sonia Estele Black, 85, of Brunswick, died Oct. 13 at Winship Green Nursing Center. Black was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on May 2, 1926, the daughter of Harry and Lillian Still Glickstein. She moved to Brunswick in 1991 and was a member of the Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Bath. She was a […]

GORHAM — Gregory Dwight Schlieper, 49, died Oct. 13. He was born in Nuremberg, Germany on Aug. 30, 1962. Growing up, he attended schools in Maine, Pennslyvania, Texas and Massachusetts while his father served in the U.S. Army. A graduate of Ayer High School in Ayer, Mass., he attended the University of Southern Maine where […]

Constance ‘Connie’ Estabrook, 70: Birdwatching enthusiast with a big heart YARMOUTH — Constance “Connie” Estabrook, 70, of Yarmouth died Sunday October 9 at Seaside Nursing Home in Portland after a period of declining health.  She was born in Portland on July 26, 1941, the daughter of Pauline (Reynolds) and Raymond Chappell. She was the mother […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Thomas Bakker, 71, died at home with family by his side on Oct. 6 after a brief illness. Born June 3, 1940, the son of Vassel and Marion Bakker of Whitinsville, Mass., he graduated from Northbridge High School. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force, and greatly enjoyed being stationed in […]