YARMOUTH — Holly E. Corson, 79, of Yarmouth, died Aug. 12, at home with her son and caregiver. She was born in Columbia, the daughter of Eldon Pinkham and Edith Sinclair. Corson worked for 20 years as a teller at various banking offices in the area. Outside of work, she enjoyed beano, and often traveled […]
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Irene L. Brown, 91
CUMBERLAND — Irene Liberty Brown, 91, of Cumberland, died peacefully Aug. 31 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth. She was born in North Yarmouth on July 1, 1924, the 17th of 18 children of Maria (Fortier) and Alfred Liberty. Irene graduated from Greely Institute in 1943. She married Robert Brown, of Cumberland, in October 1943. She […]
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Paul Trusiani, 81
PORTLAND — Paul Trusiani, 81, the founder of Paul’s Foods on Congress Street, died September 5 from complications of heart surgery. Trusiani was born Oct.16, 1933, in Brunswick, to Cesare Trusiani and Isabelle Stevens Trusiani. He grew up in Brunswick and graduated from Brunswick High School. Soon afterward, he volunteered for and served in the […]
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Leon A. Gorman, 80: L.L. Bean chairman transformed company, Maine and Mainers' lives
YARMOUTH — Leon A. Gorman, 80, chairman emeritus of L.L. Bean Inc., the company his grandfather founded in 1912, died of cancer Sept. 3 at home in Yarmouth. Although Gorman always considered himself a Mainer, he was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Dec. 20, 1934, to Barbara Bean and John Gorman. He was raised […]
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Pauline S. Thelen, 87
BRUNSWICK — Pauline S. Thelen, 87, of Baribeau Drive, died Aug. 24 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. Thelen was born July 25, 1928, in Brunswick, the daughter of Joachin and Marie Plourde Cloutier. Pauline attended Brunswick schools. On Nov. 30, 1963, she married Frank Thelen III at St. John the Baptist Church. Over the […]
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Joseph F. Fournier, 79
BRUNSWICK — Joseph F. Fournier, 79, of Maurice Drive, died Aug. 24 at Mid Coast Hospital. Fournier was born Dec. 3, 1935, in Brunswick, the son of Joseph P.A. and Louisa E. Cloutier Fournier. He attended St. John’s School and was a 1956 graduate of Brunswick High School. He then earned an associate’s degree in […]
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M. Kathleen C. Hoppel, 75
CAPE ELIZABETH — Mary Kathleen Carol Hoppel, 75, died Aug. 24. Hoppel was born and raised in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Growing up in Quebec, she spoke French but was also fluent in English. She was very proud of her French-Canadian and Irish heritage. She attended nursing school, and then relocated to Los Angeles, at a […]
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Judith E. Shirk, 71
SCARBOROUGH — Judith Elaine Siminski Shirk, 71, died Aug. 29 at her Pine Point home after an illness of several months. Shirk was born May 9, 1944, the daughter of Michael and Catherine (Googins) Siminski. Judith graduated from Scarborough High School in 1962. She continued her education and earned a degree in cosmetology. Shirk loved […]
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Kathleen W. Buffum, 92
YARMOUTH — Kathleen Winters Buffum, 92, of Yarmouth, died Aug. 23. Buffum was born Nov. 1, 1922, in Ottawa, Canada, but soon moved with her family to Yarmouth. She graduated from North Yarmouth Academy in 1941, and went on to attend Shaw Business College in Portland. Kathleen worked as a secretary and administrative assistant, initially […]
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Thomas R. Crotty, 80: Prominent painter, gallery owner helped build other art careers
PORTLAND — Prominent Maine artist and gallery owner Thomas Robert Crotty, 80, died peacefully of cancer on Aug. 22 in Portland, surrounded by his children. Crotty was born Nov. 30, 1934, in Boston, the son of Donald E. Crotty and Wanda Scovil Crotty. Thomas spent many of his early years in New Brunswick and Prince […]