TOPSHAM — Evelyn Smith MacDonald Coffin, 93, died April 23 at Amenity Manor surrounded by her loving family. On Oct. 27, 1917, she was born on the family farm in South Newcastle, a daughter of Alton and Florence Gray Smith. After attending school in a one-room schoolhouse, she moved to Bath in 1935. On June […]

YARMOUTH — Muriel Ann “Mickey” Cleaves, 77, died April 17 after a brief battle with cancer.   Born in Bath, on Dec. 8, 1933, to Percy and Marguerite (Place) Ayer, she attended local schools and graduated from North Yarmouth Academy in 1952. She became a CPA and partner with her longtime friend and mentor, Charlotte […]

YARMOUTH — James Albert Burdick, 93, of Poland, died peacefully April 15 after a short illness. A lifelong resident of Maine, he was born on Feb. 26, 1918, a son of Albert and Edith Burdick. After he graduated from Edward Little High School in Auburn in 1936, he attended Northeastern Business College. During World War […]

PORTLAND — Josephine E. DesJardins, 78, died peacefully April 23 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough surrounded by her loving family. Born in Deep River, Conn., Aug. 17, 1932, a daughter of Edward A. and Viola P. Lewis Atwood, she attended local schools and lived in Connecticut for many years. In 1987 she […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — L. Virginia (Hannaford) Wright, 92, died April 13 at South Portland Nursing Home. Born in Portland, a daughter of William and Lillian (Smith) Hannaford, she grew up in South Portland and graduated from South Portland High School in 1937. For many years she was employed by Owen Moore and Rines Bros. until […]

BRUNSWICK — Jean Pierre LeTarte, 86, died unexpectedly at his home April 12. Born in Brunswick on Jan. 27, 1925, a son of Alcide and Aline Caron LeTarte, he attended local schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1943. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army, and received the Philippine Liberation […]

BRUNSWICK — Louise Jones, 89, died April 13 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. Born May 12, 1921, in Rumford, she was a daughter of Albion and Maryann Starkey Cloutier. The former wife of Stephen Elwell of Brunswick, she later remarried Frances Jones of Brunswick. A full-time homemaker and loving mother, she enjoyed visiting friends and […]

HARPSWELL — Charlotte E. (Varney) Bailey, 78, died April 14 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born in Brunswick, July 14, 1932, she was a daughter of Ralph Varney Sr., and Georgia (Ellsworth) Varney. Together with her husband William F. Bailey, Sr., she owned and operated […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — Edward Francis L’Hommedieu, 71, died in a plane crash in Biddeford April 10. On May 22, 1939, he was born in East Meadow, Long Island, N.Y. As a child he developed a love for flying airplanes, and earned his pilot’s license before he could legally drive. While attending college in Arkansas, he […]

FREEPORT — Charles Clarence Harrison Sr., 95, died surrounded by family on April 15. Born in Bath, Jan. 3, 1916, a son of William Harrison and Nina Manchester Harrison, he grew up in Durham with his brother, “Let,” and the Clement family.   He graduated from Freeport High School in 1936  and later served in […]