PORTLAND — Philip Carroll “Pops” Nixon, 84, died Oct. 30 surrounded by his loving family at the Barron Center. On Sept. 1, 1926, he was born in Portland, a son of Herbert and Margaret Nixon, and attended Portland schools. For many years he worked as a mixer for local breadmakers, Cushmans, First National and J.J. […]

SCARBOROUGH — Barbara Valentine Jaeger Ferrell, 92, died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 6 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Born Jan. 3, 1918, on Staten Island, N.Y., a daughter of Edward Valentine and Elsa Warth Jaeger, she attended local school until the family moved to Denville, N.J. After she graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Mass. in […]

BRUNSWICK — Madelaine F. Labbe, 96, died Wed. Oct. 20, at Amenity Manor Nursing Home in Topsham. Born in Wallagrass on Sept. 16, 1914, a daughter of Cyprien and Marie Morin Labbe, she grew up on the family’s potato farm and attended local schools. On Oct. 22, 1935, she married Louis J. Labbe and moved […]

BRUNSWICK — Melvin Gerard Furbish, 90, died Tuesday, Oct. 19 at Mid Coast Senior Health Care. On July 29, 1920, he was born in Topsham, a son of Melvin C. and Bertha Wilson Furbish and attended school in Brunswick. For 36 years he worked at Pejepscot Paper until retiring in 1982. He was a member […]

BRUNSWICK — Charles Lodric Hewett, 63, died Sunday, Oct. 24 at his home. Born in St Augustine, Fla., July 21, 1947, a son of Charles Carrie and Mary King Hewett, he was raised in the Jacksonville area. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at an early age and later served in the U.S. Army Reserves. […]

CUMBERLAND — Richard “Dick” Carlton Peterson, 97, died peacefully Oct. 17 at his home with his family by his side. Born June 10, 1913, in Falmouth, he was a son of Bendix Lenart and Alice Lund Peterson. Growing up in Falmouth, he commuted by trolley train to attend North Yarmouth Academy. He had a lifelong […]

PORTLAND — Edward L. “Eddie” Manning, 89, died Oct. 24 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice in Scarborough with his loving family by his side. Born in Portland on Feb. 9, 1921, a son of James and Mary (McDonough) Manning, he attended St Dominic’s School and graduated from Cheverus High School. On Feb. 9, 1942, he married […]

PORTLAND — Eleanor Elizabeth Seader Ward, 82, died peacefully Oct. 12 surrounded by her family after many years of declining health. Born May 15, 1928, a daughter of Adeline (Koslowski) and Archie Seader, she graduated from Portland schools. In 1947 she married her beloved husband, Edward Ward. Together they made their home in South Portland […]

BRUNSWICK — Marion Alberta Crooker, 94, died peacefully Sunday, Oct. 10, with her loving family surrounding her in her home.  She will be remembered by many as the wife of Harry Crooker, a mother, businesswoman,  community volunteer and philanthropist. On Nov. 11, 1915, she was born in Yarmouth,  the daughter of Grace E. (Jackson) and […]

HARPSWELL — Richard E. Ward, 78, died Oct. 15 at Winship Green Nursing Center in Bath. Born in Searsport on Dec. 24, 1931, the youngest son of Reynolds and Ruth (Watson) Ward, he spent his childhood in Searsport and attended local schools. On July 16, 1950, he married Alice M. Barnes and they made their […]