FREEPORT — Horace Philbrick “Phil” Rowe, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 6 at his home in Freeport after a lengthy illness. On Feb. 20, 1931, he was born in Freeport, a son of Grace (Williams) Rowe and Horace Philbrick Rowe, Sr. He attended Freeport High School and the University of Maine, Orono. During the Korean Conflict […]

YARMOUTH — David Carter “Thur” Clarke, 90, died Saturday, Nov. 6. Born and raised in Plainfield, N.J., he was the son of Roger Henry Clarke and Janet Carter Clarke. After he graduated from the Gunnery School in Washington, Conn., in 1938, he attended Princeton University, where he developed his lifelong love of opera, and graduated […]

PORTLAND — Edith Margaret McCafferty 92, formerly of Daytona Beach, Fla., died peacefully Nov. 2 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough Nov. 5. Born in Brunswick, June 30, 1918, a daughter of Allan G. and Annastacia (Cunningham) McGuire, she attended local schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1936. She worked for various […]

PORTLAND — Geraldine Michaud, 88, died Friday, Nov. 5, at the Barron Center in Portland. On June 15, 1922, she was born in Portland, a daughter of Antonio and Mary DiPietro, and educated in Portland schools. During World War II she worked in the shipyards where she met her husband, Joseph L. Michaud. She was […]

SCARBOROUGH — Anita L. Delano, 66, died Saturday, Oct. 30 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Born in Bath on May 22, 1944, she was a daughter of Byron S. and Shirley (Reay) Safford. On Jan. 18, 1964, she married Douglas A. Delano at the First Congregational Church in South Portland. Over the years she worked […]

BRUNSWICK — John R. Bierer, 70, died Oct. 28 after a long battle with lung disease from exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. A son of John H. Bierer and Florence C. Bierer, he was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., June 10, 1940. He was educated at Columbia University, Lewis & Clark College, and […]

BATH — Jacqueline Rancourt “Jackie” Bilodeau, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 28 at Webster Commons Nursing Home in Freeport, with her son and daughter-in-law at her bedside. Born in Lewiston on Dec. 9, 1923, to Joseph Emile and Amelia (Larochelle) Rancourt, she graduated from Lewiston High School in 1942, and married Leo Bertrand “Bert” Bilodeau, on […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Alfred Lincoln “Al” Nichols, 92, of Yarmouth, died Sunday Oct. 24. On Dec. 27, 1917, He was born in Nobleboro, a son of Cora (Benner) and Wesley Nichols, and was educated in local schools. He attended Hanson’s Barber School in Portland, and was a barber for over 45 years. On Sept. 1, […]

FALMOUTH — Chester Allen Foss, 95, died Oct. 22 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House with his beloved family by his side. Born on May 11, 1915, in Lynn, Mass., he was a loving son of Clarence Wardwell Foss and Mary Allen Foss. After graduating from Tufts University with a degree in economics, he began his […]

YARMOUTH — M. Virginia ”Ginny” Ingraham, 93, died peacefully Oct. 26, following a stroke, at Brentwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Yarmouth. Born in Yarmouth on Aug. 31, 1917, a daughter of Harold B. and Martha C. Allen, she graduated from North Yarmouth Academy in 1936 and later from Northeastern Business College in Portland. For […]