BATH — Ila N. “Namie” (Abbott) Ramsey, 95, died Thursday, Nov. 11 at Winship Green Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Born in Boston, Mass., on Feb. 19, 1915, she was the daughter of Walter F. and Edith (Mooers) Abbott. Raised in Bath, she graduated from Morse High School in 1933. On Sept. 7, 1940, […]

FALMOUTH — Sally Talbot Skillin, 81, died at her home Thursday, Nov. 11, surrounded by family and friends. A lifelong resident of Falmouth, she was born Aug. 28, 1929, at her parents home on Gray Road. After graduating from Falmouth High School in 1948, she attended Westbrook Junior College, graduating with an associate’s degree. On […]

CUMBERLAND — John Warren Porter, 78, died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 14, at Bay Square in Yarmouth. On Nov. 25, 1931, he was born in Orono, a son of Thomas and Ethel Porter. After graduating from Orono High School in 1950, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served until 1956. A passion for teaching and […]

PORTLAND — Joanne Blanchfield Barron, 82, formerly of Cape Elizabeth, died Monday, Nov. 15, at Saint Joseph’s Manor, where she was a resident for the past several years. Born in Holyoke, Mass. on Aug. 14, 1928, she was the daughter of Thomas and Edith Leavitt, and graduated in 1946 from Sacred Heart High School in […]

PORTLAND — Mary Elizabeth Nugent, 102, died Nov. 10 at the Barron Center. On May 19, 1908, she was born in Portland, a daughter of Walter Herbert and Isabelle Larkin Nugent, and attended Portland schools. She had a longtime career in retail and over the years worked at Owen Moores, Grant Knowles and lastly, Schlosburgs. […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Carl Lester Loeffel, 74, died unexpectedly on Nov. 7. On Oct. 20, 1936, he was born in New Haven, Conn., the son of Lester and Mildred Loeffel, and attended Trinity College in Hartford, graduating in 1958. In 1967 he married Nancy Guy and moved to Maine. For nearly 50 years he worked […]

TOPSHAM — Harold B. “Hal” Myrick, 69, died Nov. 5 at Mid Coast Hospital as a result of a very aggressive cancer. Born in Lewiston on Feb. 6, 1941, the son of Arthur and Virginia (Burgess) Myrick, he attended Auburn schools and graduated from Edward Little High School in 1959. On May 17, 1986, he […]

HARPSWELL — Peter E. Groves, 49, died Wednesday, Nov. 3 at a Portland hospital after a long illness. On Sept. 28, 1961, he was born in Brunswick, a son of Jeanette E. Morgan Weed and Earl H. Groves. He attended the Harpswell Island School and graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in 1979. After high […]

TOPSHAM — Howard B. Cluff Jr., 70, died Saturday Nov. 6 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. On Aug. 19, 1940, he was born in Sanford, a son of Howard Sr., and Florence Redmond Cluff. The family moved to the mid-coast region, and he graduated from Brunswick High School in 1959. For many years he […]

TOPSHAM — Gerard A. Pelletier, 92, died peacefully Nov. 6 at Amenity Manor with his family by his side. Born in Brunswick on Sept. 4, 1918, he was a son of John B. Pelletier and Adelia Leclerc Pelletier, and was educated in Brunswick schools. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy and […]