YARMOUTH — Marjorie Edith Dunton, 96, of Cumberland Center, died peacefully Feb. 5 at The Brentwood Rehabilitation and Long Term Care Center with her friends and her loving son and daughter at her side. On Oct. 10, 1914, she was born in Hampden, the youngest of five children of Charles and Mabel Thayer. After attending […]

FALMOUTH — Edward A. Hobbs Jr., 96, died peacefully at his home on Feb. 10. On March 22, 1914, he was born in Portsmouth, N.H., the son of Edward A. Hobbs Sr., and Anna Leary. After attending schools in Toledo, Ohio, he worked for National Biscuit Co. in Toledo and Portland. He served as vice […]

BRUNSWICK — Eleanor M. Ashby, 73, formerly of Freeport, died Feb. 8. One of 14 children of Ernest and Thelma (Young) Doughty, she was born in Bath on Nov. 20 1937, and attended Falmouth schools. On July 1, 1960, she married Vernon A. Ashby Sr., of Portland and made their home in Freeport, where they […]

PORTLAND — Gertrude Anne Hubbard, 75, died Feb. 6 at Maine Medical Center. On June 3, 1935, she was born in Portland, a daughter of Howard C. and Dorothy M. (Small) Bennett. For many years she worked at the Jewish Home for the Aged, in addition to being a homemaker. She was a long-time member […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Amos Joseph Link, 75, died Feb. 5 at the Maine Veteran’s Home in Scarborough.   Born on Aug. 14, 1935, to Bernice and August Link of South Portland, he attended schools in South Portland and briefly served in the U.S. Air Force.   For many years he worked for South Portland’s Public […]

BATH — Ruth Alyssia Merrill, 7, died of unknown causes while sleeping at home on Feb. 6. Born in Uganda on April 17, 2003, she lived at a children’s home, Welcome Home Ministries Africa, until being diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 1. With the help of the orphanage director, Mandy Sydo, and volunteers Tammy […]

BATH — Violet Towne Fitzgerald, 92, died peacefully Feb. 1 with her family by her side. Born in Dover-Foxcroft on Aug. 24, 1918, a daughter of Charles and Susie (Ames) Towne, she attended school in Skowhegan and graduated from Skowhegan High School in 1938. On June 19, 1938, she married Walter B. Fitzgerald and made […]

BATH — Marjorie L. Bassler, 83, died Feb. 4 at Hill House Assisted Living. On Aug. 13, 1927, she was born in Bath, a daughter of James and Jennie Colby Knight. After she graduated from Morse High school in 1947 she worked at the Hyde Windlass Company for 20 years as a timekeeper and clerk. […]

ARUNDEL — Donald R. Murphy Sr., 72, formerly of Portland, died Jan. 29 at his daughter’s home while battling cancer. The son of Evelyn Griffin and Hilton Murphy of Portland, he was born in Rockland on March 2, 1938. For many years he worked as an auto body technician. A longtime fan of car racing, […]

FREEPORT — Katharine Anne Speth, 93, died peacefully Jan. 6 at Hawthorne House in Freeport. Born Sept. 30, 1917, in Milwaukee, Wis., the daughter of Carl and Florence Speth, she and her family lived in Illinois until they moved to New York City when she was 7 years old.  She was very close to her parents, […]