BRUNSWICK — Nancy E. Doughty, 67, died at home Sept. 1. On Sept. 7, 1942, she was born in Portland, a daughter of Solomon M. and Eleanor C. Belfontaine Blanchard, and was educated in Falmouth schools. For many years she worked in the housekeeping department at Mid Coast Hospital. She was married to David S. […]

BRUNSWICK — Joseph C. Dumont, Jr., 92, died at home Sept. 6 after a brief illness. Born in Trois Pistole, Quebec, Canada, Jan. 21, 1918, he was a son of Joseph and Appoline (Parent) Dumont.   During World War II he served in the U.S. Army and later worked at the Goodall-Sanford Mills for over […]

BRUNSWICK — Marilyn A. Gordon, 78, died peacefully at home on Sept. 2 with family and friends present. Born in Lisbon Falls, Dec. 3, 1931, she was a daughter of August G. and Agnes M. Dehetre Baumann. After her father died shortly after her birth, her mother married Joseph J. Baumann, whom she considered her […]

WINDHAM — Elizabeth “Betty” (Rand) Surgi, 85, of Cumberland Center, died Sept. 3 at Ledgewood Manor in Windham after a short period of respiratory complications from Alzheimer’s disease.   Born July 31, 1925 in Rumford, she was the second daughter of Ernest Abbott Rand and Carolyn Huston Rand. She grew up in Cumberland, where she […]

STANDISH — Ronald Earl Hamilton, 64, died Aug. 28, surrounded by loved ones at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. On June 27, 1946, he was born in Portland, a son of Margaret E. Pelton Hamilton and James W. Pelton, and attended Portland schools. After he graduated from Portland High School in 1964, he served in the […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Russell E. Blanchard, 96, died peacefully Aug. 25 surrounded by his loving family. Born July 13, 1914, he was a son of Ethel Libby Blanchard and Harry F. Blanchard. He worked as a master plasterer and foreman for Blanchard Plastering Company until he retired at age 72. In 1939 he met his […]

SCARBOROUGH — Viola Dina Stelluti-Cesi, 79, died at home Aug. 26 after a long illness.   On April 18, 1931, she was born in Hollywood, Calif., the daughter of Floralie and Fausto Stelluti-Cesi. She lived in Westbrook until moving to Scarborough in 1983.   She enjoyed spending many summers at Sebago Lake and Crescent Beach […]

SCARBOROUGH — Greg A. Fullerton, 32, died at home Aug. 24. Born in Westerly, R.I., on Oct. 23, 1977, a son of Bruce R. and Rena (Harrison) Fullerton, he graduated in 1995 from Chariho Regional High School in Richmond, R.I. He was employed at Prime Toyota in Saco. He was predeceased by his grandfathers, George […]

TOPSHAM — Arthur R. LeDuc, 81, died at Mid Coast Hospital Aug. 27 after a brief illness. Born in Barnstead, N.H. in 1928, the first son of Edward and Eldora LeDuc, he was raised in Pittsfield, N.H., where he graduated from high school in 1946. After attending the University of New Hampshire, he joined the […]

HAYWOOD, Calif. — Joyce E. Williams, 71, formerly of Bath, died Aug. 12 following a brief battle with cancer. Born in Bath on Dec. 20, 1938, a daughter of Andrew J. and Arlene Thibeault Lemoine, she was educated in Bath schools. After receiving her nursing degree, she worked as an operating and emergency room nurse […]