HARPSWELL — Pauline R. Bernier, 78, died April 29 at Hill House in Bath with family at her bedside. Born in Augusta,  Jan. 5, 1932, she was a daughter of Aime Jean Baptiste Lacharite and Grace Marie (Gagne) Lacharite and attended Brunswick schools. On Feb. 20, 1950, she married Armand R. Bernier and later moved […]

BAILEY ISLAND — Robert W. Nahf, Jr., 73, died April 21 at Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth with his wife of 48 years, Mary Ann, by his side. For 29 years he was a professional photographer in Watchung, N.J.  He was a committee member of Boy Scout Troop 35 for 15 years, where he shared his […]

BRUNSWICK — Roy H. Ericson, 97, died April 29 at Thornton Hall. On Jan. 5, 1913, he was born in North Arlington, N.J.,  the son of Albert and Gerda Hendrickson Ericson. He married Mary Elizabeth Barton on April 21, 1933, and after her death in 1991, he married Ann Drottar in 1992. They lived in […]

PORTLAND — David Thomas Mauldin, 64, of Yarmouth, died April 30 at Maine Medical Center. On Dec. 30, 1945, he was born in Portland, a son of Thomas M. Mauldin and Theo (McMillan) Mauldin. After graduating from local schools, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1965 and was based in Brunswick. While in the Navy, […]

FREEPORT — Margaret B. Soule, 97, died peacefully at her home April 23. A lifelong resident of Freeport, she was one of nine children born to W. George and Bertha J. (Burgess) Hayward and graduated from Freeport High School. In 1955 she married Henchman S. Soule, and enjoyed many outdoor adventures together, especially hiking and […]

YARMOUTH — Norman Roland Pinette, 79, a resident of Coastal Manor, died April 24 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Born in Biddeford, Feb. 27, 1931, he was the son of Leo Bouthot and Rose Pinette. In 1980 he moved to Brunswick and worked at Bowdoin College and later for Wild Oats Bakery. On June […]

FALMOUTH — Captain Charles Erling Lambert, 92, of Portland, died peacefully April 27 at Falmouth By the Sea, following a 10-year decline brought on by dementia. On April 20, 1918, he was born in Portland, a son of Petra and Charles E Lambert, and was educated in Portland schools. In July 1942 he married Arvilla […]

NAPLES, Fla. — James J. Jordan, 84, of Cape Elizabeth and Naples, Fla., died April 14 in Naples from complications of a stroke. On Nov. 6, 1925, he was born in Hartford, Conn., to Ernest F. and Florence Jordan. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy and took part in the Battle […]

SCARBOROUGH — John Thomas Flaherty, Sr., 92, died April 19 at his home with loving family by his side. Born in Portland on Aug. 9, 1917, a son of Edward A. Sr. and Mary Ann (Lee) Flaherty, he attended local schools, and graduated from Portland High School in 1935. He attended the University of Maine […]

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