Yarmouth — Frederick Morton, 79, died Feb. 15 at home with his family by his side.   Born in Yarmouth Sept. 27, 1931, he was the seventh of 11 children of Alice (Darling) and Harry Morton.   He attended Yarmouth schools and graduated from North Yarmouth Academy in 1949.     In 1950 he enlisted in […]

PORTLAND — Ernest Edward Fochler, Jr., 79, of Yarmouth died Feb. 17 after many months of declining health.   On Dec. 12, 1931, he was born in New York, N.Y., the son of Mildred (Dobrens) and Ernest Edward Fochler. After the family moved to Falmouth, he was educated in Falmouth schools.   During the Korean […]

SCARBOROUGH — Patricia I. Webber, 69, died Feb. 12 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a long and courageous battle with cancer.   Born Sept. 13, 1941, in Houlton, a daughter of Eldridge Elmer and Georgia (Estabrook) Ingraham, she grew up in South Portland and graduated from South Portland High School, Gorham State Teachers […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Frances M. Tripp, 88, died Feb. 11 at South Portland Nursing Home. On Feb. 26, 1922, she was born in Portland, the daughter of Frank and Annie (Sullivan) Malloy.   A lifelong South Portland resident, she attended local schools and graduated from South Portland High School in 1939. She worked as a […]

BRUNSWICK — Marilyn Voorhees Hansen, 74, died peacefully Feb. 7 at home surrounded by loving family. Born in Neptune, N.J., on June 4, 1936, she was a daughter of John Harley and Ruby Thomson Voorhees, and attended local schools. On May 20, 1956, she married Johan Hansen of Manasquan, N.J. When she was young she […]

BRUNSWICK — Lee V. Gimbel, 87, died Feb. 10 at the Brunswick Senior Health Care Center. Born in Heaton, N.D. on Feb. 8, 1924, a son of John and Theresa Leiske Gimbel, he spent his youth in western Canada and graduated from College Heights in Alberta, Canada. He later graduated from Walla Walla College in […]

BATH — Elizabeth M. Rice, 85, died peacefully Feb. 14 at Hill House Assisted Living.   She was born in 1925 in Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland, and grew up on the family farm with six siblings. During World War II she was trained as a midwife and nurse in England. In 1952 she moved to New […]

BATH — Ralph Edward Becker, 81, died Jan. 28. Born in Estonia, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1957, and settled on the Maine coast. In 1957 he established Robinhood Marina and Kennebec Yacht Building, and ran the business until 1982. He loved Maine and its people. Surviving are his five children, Lilly Becker Wellenbach, […]

FREEPORT — Frank E. Garland, III, 87, died peacefully Feb. 12 at Maine Medical Center with his family at his side.  Born in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 31, 1924, he was a son of Frank E. Garland, II, and Beulah Chandler Berry. For 41 years he worked for Maine Central Railroad, retiring in 1984 as general foreman of Rigby Engine […]

FREEPORT — Carolyn C. Ruth, 76, died Feb. 12 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in Durham in May 28, 1934, a daughter of John W. and Edith Lent Carll, she attended local schools, and graduated from Freeport High School in 1953. On Sept. 6, 1956, she married Harry I. Ruth […]