BRUNSWICK — William Barry, 84, died peacefully after a long illness on Dec. 12 at the Maine Veteran’s Home in Augusta, where he was a resident since 2005. He was born July 19, 1925, in Salem, N.H., the son of William J. Barry and Mae Bower Marry Miller. In 1943, he began a 25-year career as […]

BRUNSWICK — Leslie Frederick Paige, 94, died Dec. 11 at the Bodwell House in Brunswick. Born on June 30, 1915, he was the ninth of 11 children born to Reginald and Rhoda Paige of Portsmouth, England. After attending local schools, he joined the Royal Navy at age 15 and served for several years. During World War […]

BRUNSWICK — Ralph E. Radley, 71, died Dec. 11 at his home surrounded by his loving family. On Oct. 15, 1938, he was born in Bath, a son of Charles Albert and Beatrice Ruth Cressey Radley and attended local schools. He served in the Army National Guard for 13 years. For several years he worked for […]

TOPSHAM — Renee L. Vermette, 76, died unexpectedly Dec. 9 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.  Born in Brunswick on Jan. 26, 1933, he was a son of Lucien and Yvonne Vermette.  On Sept. 24, 1955, he married Joan Hadley and made their home in Topsham.  For 43 years, he worked at Bath Iron Works as […]

FREEPORT — Norma G. Spaulding, 74, died unexpectedly on Dec. 9.  On May 10, 1935, she was born in New Gloucester, the eldest of eight children of Georgette and Walter H. Spaulding. She took delight in how both her maiden and married name was Spaulding and that she and her husband shared the same birthday. […]

CUMBERLAND CENTER — Diane L. Allen, 61, died peacefully at her home Dec. 6 following a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was raised in North Windham, a daughter of Stephen and Ruth Manchester. She graduated from Westbrook Junior College and later from Casco Bay College. While working for law firm Preti & Flaherty in […]

Coffin SOUTH PORTLAND — Frank M. Coffin, a widely admired judge on the United States Court of Appeals for four decades and one of few individuals ever to serve in all three branches of the federal government, died Dec. 7 at age 90. Judge Coffin, who underwent emergency surgery for an aortic aneurysm on Nov. […]

BATH — Yvonne Ada “Mimi” Reynolds, 72, died Dec. 2 at a Brunswick hospital with her family by her side. On Nov. 23, 1937, she was born in Bath, the daughter of John Clifford and Yvonne Tanguay Henderson, and attended local schools, graduating from Morse High School in 1957. She was a lifelong resident of […]

BRUNSWICK — Romeo W. Coulombe, 67, died unexpectedly Dec. 4 at his home. He was born in Brunswick on May 6, 1942, a son of Omer and Florence Dubreuil Coulombe, and was educated in local schools. On Jan. 16, 1976, he married Hope Grover and made their home in Brunswick. After working in shoe manufacturing […]

BRUNSWICK — Patrick Arthur Rideout, 26, died unexpectedly Dec. 6 at his home. Born in Brunswick on April 27, 1983, he was a son of Arthur and Patricia Oravetz Rideout. He grew up in Brunswick and graduated from Brunswick High School in 2001. After attending Southern New Hampshire University in Brunswick, he worked as an […]