CUMBERLAND CENTER — Roger H. Bolduc, 78, died suddenly Feb. 24 in Leesburg, Fla. On Aug. 29, 1931, he was born in Cumberland Center, a son of Eddie and Marie Bolduc. He attended Cumberland schools and lived his entire life in Cumberland until 1998 when he began spending winters at The Plantation with his wife […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Darien L. Richardson, 25: Valued education, loved family
SOUTH PORTLAND — Darien Leigh Richardson, 25, of South Portland, died unexpectedly Feb. 28 due to complications from a gunshot wound inflicted during a home invasion on Jan. 8. Born March 26, 1984, in Portland, she was a beloved daughter of Wayne and Judith (Johnston) Richardson. She grew up in South Portland and graduated with […]
Letters to the Editor: March 6, 2010
Health care reform offers opportunities and costs The recent Associated Press article (“Survey: 1 in 10 Mainers lack health insurance”) reports disturbing statistics on the lack of insurance coverage in Maine, but it fails to address the precarious situations many Mainers with health insurance are still in. Those of us who buy insurance independently in […]
Lily (Oldham) Curit, 93
FREEPORT – Lily (Oldham) Curit, 93, died Feb. 24 at Hawthorne House with her family by her side. Born on Feb. 27, 1917, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, she was the second daughter of William and Lettice Oldham. She met her husband, Gordon Everit Curit, in England while he was serving in the Army as a […]
Nicholas DiMastrantonio, 78: 39-year career as Maine railroad engineer
SCARBOROUGH — Nicholas DiMastrantonio, 78, died at home with his children by his side on Feb. 26 after a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 3, 1931, in Cambridge, Mass., he moved to South Portland in the 1940s, where he attended local schools. For 39 years he worked as a railroad engineer for the Maine Central Rail […]
Virginia S. Wieland, 96
PORTLAND — Virginia S. Wieland, 96, of Cape Elizabeth, died Feb. 28 at the Barron Center. She was born in Cape Elizabeth in 1903, a daughter of Captain Amos Jay and Ethel Jordan Armstrong Carr. After she attended schools in Massachusetts and Panama, she graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School. She married Frank G. Wieland […]
Gregory J. Sullwold, 63: 25-year career with Salvation Army
BRUNSWICK — Gregory J. Sullwold, 63, died February 23 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. He was born on Sept. 11, 1946 in Minneapolis, Minn., a son of Myron J. and Victoria Kapinos Sullwold. When he was 5 years old the family moved to Cresskill, N.J. and he attended local schools. After graduating from high school […]
Lisa R. Williams, 43
HARPSWELL — Lisa Rae Williams, 43, died unexpectedly Feb. 25 in Bowdoinham. On Oct. 5, 1966, she was born in Brunswick, a daughter of Kenneth Elwood and Olive A. Newton Peaslee. After graduating from Brunswick High School, she attended the University of Maine at Augusta. She worked as a secretary at various businesses and managed […]
Fred B. Brooks Jr., 86
BRUNSWICK — Fred B. Brooks Jr., 86, died Feb. 27 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. Born in Brunswick July 1, 1923, he was the son of Fred B. Sr. and Edna L. Hamlin Brooks. After he attended Brunswick High School, he worked for Bath Iron Works and Brunswick Naval Air Station. During World War […]
Joan H. (Lacharite) Scott Mann, 76
TOPSHAM — Joan H. (Lacharite) Scott Mann, 76, died Feb. 27 at Freeport Nursing Home from lung cancer. On Dec. 2, 1933, she was born in Augusta, the daughter of Aime J. and Grace M. Gagne Lacharite, and attended Brunswick schools. A beloved mother and grandmother, she enjoyed knitting, sewing, reading and making puzzles. For […]