BRADENTON, Fla. — G. Frank Bly, 86, formerly of Freeport and Litchfield, died June 6 in Bradenton, Fla. He was born Feb. 8, 1924, in Lewiston, son of George H. Bly and Florence Avery Bly and was educated in Lewiston and Litchfield schools. For 25 years he was married to Ezalee Audrey Gates and lived […]

SCARBOROUGH — Louise Marie Musial, 77, of North Yarmouth, died June 11 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a period of declining health.   She was born in Rockland Sept. 18, 1932, one of 17 children of Edna Ruth (Lathrop) and John H. Skinner. She attended local schools, and graduated from Rockland High School in […]

SCARBOROUGH — Lois Howard Nicholls, 92, died June 5 at the Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores. Born in Hartford, Conn., to Harry Herbert and Ruth Garrette Howard, she graduated from New Britain High School and Hartford School of Fine and Applied Arts. For 53 years she was married to Raymond Nicholls, and after his […]

TOPSHAM — Dr. William Edward Hill Jr., died peacefully at his home at the Highlands on June 4. Born Oct. 28, 1923, in Waterbury, Conn., he was the eldest son of Louise (Robinson) and William E. Hill Sr. While attending Bowdoin College, his education was interrupted by his service in the 45th Infantry during World […]

BATH — Robert Wayne Hull Sr., 76, died June 4 at his home after a 14-month battle with mesothelioma. Born in Washington, Penn., on Dec. 13, 1933, he was the son of John V. and Lula I. Tau Hull. At age 16 he joined the Army National Guard. In 1952 he joined the U.S. Navy […]

BRUNSWICK — Louis L. Buffone, 80, died June 4 from post-surgery complications. He was born March 15, 1930, in Worcester, Mass., one of 14 children of Joseph and Antoinetta Becito Buffone. After serving in the Air Force during the Korean War he moved back to Massachusetts, where he and his wife Joan Buffone lived until they […]

BRUNSWICK — Lucille J. Bernier, 94, died June 2 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. Born Dec. 21, 1915, in Brunswick, she was a daughter of Emma and Arthur Doyon, and attended Brunswick schools. While working as a waitress at the Miss Brunswick Diner she met her future husband, George Bernier. They were married on Sept. […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — Roseann “Rose” Quatrano Stoddard, 59, died peacefully at home June 3 with family by her side.   Born in Portland on April 10, 1951, she was a daughter of Aneillio and Veronica (Barney) Quatrano, and attended Portland schools, graduating from Portland High School in 1969. Later on, she attended the University of […]

FREEPORT — Sarah Hayden Dorsey, 48, died June 1 surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with cancer.   Born in Columbus, Ohio, on July 21, 1961, a daughter of Jennifer and Malcolm Hayden, she spent her childhood in Bexley, Ohio. After graduating in 1979 from Gould Academy in Bethel, she attended The […]

BATH — Franklin “Danny” Williams, 62, died unexpectedly May 30 in Jackman. He was born in Bath on Nov. 13, 1947, a son of John R. and Edna G. Staples Williams, and attended local schools, graduating from Morse High School in 1968. In March 1969 he married Deborah Jones of Phippsburg. After high school, he […]