TOPSHAM — Norman E. Donovan, 79, died March 5 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough.   On Jan. 3, 1932, he was born in Milltown, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Gratton Henry and Agnes McIntee Donovan. The family moved to the United States when he was four years old and he attended Brunswick […]

FALMOUTH — Elizabeth Green Guptill, 81, formerly of Portland, died March 5 at Sedgewood Commons. Born in Portland on April 21, 1929,  a daughter of Patrick H. and Barbara E. (Davis) Green, she attended Portland schools and graduated from Portland High School in 1947. Later, she graduated from Northeast Business College. On Oct. 25, 1952, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Phyllis Arlene Palanza, 82, formerly of Cape Elizabeth, died Feb. 26 at the South Portland Nursing Home.  Born on March 27, 1928, in Ashland, a daughter of Harold and Marion (Peabbles) Johnson, she was raised in Cape Elizabeth and graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School. In 1946 she  married Antonio C. Palanza, […]

BATH — Richard J. “Rick” Burgess, 56, died Feb. 2 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House of complications from diabetes. Born in Bath on Sept. 12, 1954, a son of Dolores and Charles Burgess, he attended Bath schools and worked at the family grocery store, Burgess Market.   After graduating from Husson College with a bachelor’s […]

BRUNSWICK — Robert Albert Wilson, 80, died Feb. 22 at his home following a long illness. A son of the Albert J. and Winifred M. (Collins) Wilson, he was born Dec. 26, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was educated in Brooklyn schools. In 1951 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for four years […]

BRUNSWICK — Patrick T. Feehan, 61, died Feb. 22 at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born in Troy, N.Y. on Nov. 13, 1949.   On Sept. 19, 1971, he married Karen Stevens. For 20 years he served in the U.S. Navy. In 1989 he began working as head custodian for the Brunswick School Department, a […]

BATH — Thomas C. Staples, 86, died peacefully March 1 at Mid Coast Hospital with his family by his side. On Aug. 3, 1924, he was born in Bath, a son of Charles and Marge (Knight) Staples and attended local schools.   In 1942 he married E. Maxine Bailey and they made their home in […]

TOPSHAM — Harold R. Carter, Sr., 81, died Feb. 19 at the Marshwoood Center in Lewiston. On March 8, 1929, he was born in Brunswick, a son of Robert P. and Edith Reaggins Carter and attended local schools. During the Korean War, he served four years with the U.S. Army and two years with the […]

CUMBERLAND — Carol Seehusen Jackson, 73, died unexpectedly Feb. 13 at her home.   Born in Portland on Feb. 20, 1937, she was the daughter Myrtle (Andersen) and Clarence Herman Seehusen.   After she graduated from the University of Southern Maine, she worked as a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center.  She was a dedicated […]

SCARBOROUGH — Muriel G. Collins, 75, of North Yarmouth, died Feb. 19 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a long battle with cancer.   On Aug. 11, 1935, she was born in New Canaan, Conn. A loving wife, mother, and sister, she was always willing to help others in need. Per her wishes, no services […]