SOUTH PORTLAND — Lorraine R. McGrath, 88, died Friday, Dec. 10. On Nov. 12, 1922, she was born in Salem, Mass., and grew up in Westbrook. After getting married to Gordon McGrath, they settled in South Portland. For many years she worked as a secretary at South Portland High School. In later years, she was […]

PORTLAND — James E. “Jim” Carson, 59, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Dec. 8, while traveling in Providence, R.I., for business. Son of the late Richard Hart Carson and Anne (Gildart) Carson, he was born Nov. 14, 1951, in Portland, where he was raised and attended Deering High School and the University of Southern […]

HARPSWELL — Arthur Everett Litchfield, Jr., 77, died Sunday, Dec. 12, at Winship Green Nursing Home. Born June 16, 1933, at the family home in Brunswick, he was a son of Arthur Everett Litchfield, Sr., and Gladys “Chick” Litchfield, and attended local schools. In 1951 he enlisted in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Bragg, […]

BRUNSWICK — Cecile G. Pelletier, 88, died peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 11, with her daughter, Rita, by her side. On Jan. 6 1922, she was born in Lisbon, the second of five children of Frank Bernier and Genevieve DuQuesnoy and attended schools in Lisbon and Brunswick. She married Alcide Pelletier in 1941. She worked a […]

TOPSHAM — Lawson H. Trufant, Sr., 72, lovingly known as “Pappy,” died Thursday, Dec. 9, with his family at his side, after a brief battle with mesothelioma. Born in Topsham, Dec. 17, 1937, he was the eldest of three sons of Avery D. Trufant and Christine M. Hill. After serving in the U.S. Army, he […]

CUMBERLAND — Edwin R. Hull, 65, formerly of Bethlehem and Seymour, Conn., died Nov. 29 in Portland. On Feb. 23, 1945, he was born in New Brunswick, N.J., son of Ralph E. and Janice A. (Groesbeck) Hull. During the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Air Force and later served 10 years in the […]

CUMBERLAND — Gail Elizabeth Fulmer, 63, died Dec. 6 at home in Cumberland with her daughter Kelli by her side after a courageous struggle with supranuclear palsy. On Feb. 27, 1947, she was born in Scotia, Calif., a daughter of Edward Sanford and Vivian Lewis, and had a loving upbringing in Whitethorn, Calif., surrounded by […]

PORTLAND — Bernice Marie O’Leary, 78, unexpectedly died Dec. 8 at her residence . On Jan. 26, 1932, she was born in Portland, a daughter of Peter and Margaret (Bernard) Gallant, and attended local schools, graduating in 1951 from Portland High School. She married the love of her life, John J. O’Leary, Sr., on July […]

TOPSHAM — Horace L. “Buddy” Lubee, Jr., 80, died Monday, Dec. 6, at home. Born in Portland, Sept. 24, 1930, he was the son of Horace L. Lubee, Sr and Mabel Madison Lubee.   After he graduated from Brunswick High School, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. For many years he […]

SCARBOROUGH — Melissa S. Pettingill, 45, died Dec. 3 at a Portland hospital after a courageous 19-month battle with lung cancer. Born March 24, 1965, in Ipswich, Mass., a daughter of Gale and Beverley Kleiner, she was educated in Ipswich Schools and graduated in 1984.  In 1988 she graduated with honors from the University of […]