BRUNSWICK — Rita N. Lewis, 86, died March 14 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Born in Brunswick on Nov. 29, 1924, she was a daughter of Flavien “Chip” and Yvonne (Deforge) Nadeau and attended St. John’s School. On Jan. 31, 1941, she married Guy “Bud” E. Lewis Jr., and they made their home in […]

BRUNSWICK — Myrtis (West) Fritzson, 94,  died March 13 in Brunswick. Born in 1917 in New Britain, Conn., she was a daughter of Bertha (Glabau) West and Elmer West. In 1944 she married Albert Fritzson. For 24 years she was an elementary school teacher in New Britain. She was active in the New Britain community, […]

TOPSHAM — Elmer R. Richards, 83, died March 13 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick.   Born in Brunswick, July 16, 1927, he was the son of Theodore J. and Lillian M. Reiman Richards, and was educated in Brunswick schools. In 1944 he left high school to join the military, and served in […]

PORTLAND — Ann Fleming Warner, 89, died March 7 at The Cedars in Portland. Born on Jan. 24, 1922, in Trenton, N.J., the daughter of George and Marguerite Fleming, she was raised in the Trenton area and graduated from Trenton High School. In 1942 she married Theodore Hayes Warner and they lived in Morrisville, Pa., […]

PORTLAND — Patricia R. Solotaire, 79, died Feb. 28 in Portland. Born in New York City on June 20, 1931, a daughter of Kenneth and Charlotte (Brown) Rose, she grew up in New York City and vacationed in Maine, where she permanently relocated in the 1960s. After graduating from Bard College, she earned a master’s […]

PORTLAND — Barbara Clark Burbank, 90, of Seventy Five State Street, died March 4 following a brief illness, with her two sons by her side. On April 16, 1920, she was born in Portland, a daughter of Howard Winchell and Helen Sumner Baine Clark. Her musical education began at age five, which launched her lifelong […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Carole P. (Lombard) Ellery, 74, died March 4 after a long and brave battle with cancer and multiple sclerosis.  Born on May 26, 1936, she was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Her hobbies included knitting and crocheting, especially baby items, and she would make items for newborn babies […]

TOPSHAM — Dimitry Cook de Chezet, 76, died Feb. 18. A gentle soul with no rough edges and a whimsical sense of humor, she was a devoted and loving mother and wife. Born June 16, 1934, she attended high school in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Hollins College, where she met her future husband, Jean-Paul […]

BATH – Lucille E. Harkins, 91, died peacefully March 8 at Winship Green Nursing Center.   Born on Aug. 19, 1919, a daughter of Ernest and Marie Gagne Bolduc, she grew up in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1938. On Aug. 30, 1941, she married Edward A. Harkins and they were lifelong […]

BRUNSWICK — Diana M. Cami, 66, died Feb. 27 at her home.   On Nov. 2, 1944, she was born in Magnolia, Mass., the daughter of George and Della Cummins Hoysradt. She was educated in Freeport schools and worked as a housekeeper at Skolfield House for 26 years.   On Aug. 5, 1995, she married […]