FREEPORT — Irma Gould Howard, 85, of Freeport, died Aug. 5 in Ocala, Florida. She was born in Freeport on Jan. 14, 1930, a daughter of Margaret (Murray) and Albert Gould. She graduated from Potter Academy in Sebago, and married Harland “Bud” Howard in 1948. Through the years, Irma worked at several Freeport companies, including […]
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Marjorie J. Chase, 98: Longtime MMC nurse loved Pats and the Prom
PORTLAND — Marjorie Jean Chase, 98, of Portland, died Aug. 6. Chase was born on Jan. 1, 1917, in Portland, to Cecil and Beatrice (Green) Spencer. She attended local schools, and then for many years worked as a nurse at Maine Medical Center. Following her retirement from the hospital, she continued to work locally at […]
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Malcolm K. MacLeod, 82
PORTLAND — Malcolm “Mac” K. MacLeod, 82, of Portland, died Aug. 6 at Gosnell House in Scarborough. He was born Sept. 2, 1932, in Biddeford. MacLeod served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a member of the military police, and was stationed in Germany. Later, he worked for many years at Southworth […]
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Jeffrey D. Clark, 65: Air Force service led to lifelong journalism career
BATH — Jeffrey D. Clark, 65, died Aug. 4 from complications of esophageal cancer. Clark was born Feb. 8, 1950, in Belfast, the oldest of six children of Leroy H. “Pete” Clark, of Belfast, and Edith Mae “Di” (Davies) Clark, formerly of Liverpool, England. Jeffrey graduated from Belfast Area High School in 1968, and attended […]
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Robert M. Labbe, 76
BRUNSWICK — Robert M. Labbe, 76, of Baribeau Drive, died suddenly Aug. 3 at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born Aug. 6, 1938, in Topsham, the son of Adelard and Ruth Vigeant Labbe. He attended local schools, and later obtained a GED after returning from two years of service in the U.S. Army. From 1965-1973, […]
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Beth L. Woodmancy, 52
BRUNSWICK — Beth “Cricket” Leslie Woodmancy, 52, died Aug. 2, after enjoying her participation in the annual Stoney Lobster motorcycle run. She was born April 6, 1963, in Putnam, Connecticut, the daughter of Charles Alfred Woodmancy and Leslie Jewel Stoddard-Woodmancy. Woodmancy was an artist, and a fun-loving, compassionate woman who always stepped up to the […]
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Louise C. LeBel, 83
BRUNSWICK — Louise C. LeBel, 83, died peacefully Aug. 3, with her family by her side. She was born in Brunswick, on Nov. 20, 1931, the daughter of Alcide and Aurora Desrosier Bernier. On May 31, 1950, she married Eddie J. LeBel Jr. at St. John the Baptist Church in Brunswick. The couple lived in […]
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Gertrude M.C. Pooler, 84
SCARBOROUGH — Gertrude “Gert” Mae Carver Pooler, 84, died Aug. 8 at her home of 60 years, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 28, 1931, one of eight children of Perley W. Carver Sr. and Mildred M. Carver. She grew up in Westbrook, where she attended the Valentine Street School with […]
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Janet L.K. Hawkes, 85: Longtime volunteer, arts lover also pursued her own creativity
CAPE ELIZABETH — Janet Lucinda Knowles Hawkes, 85, died Aug. 6 in Portland. She was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Andover, Massachusetts, the third of four children of A. Edward and Edith McDonald Knowles. The family moved to Portland in 1942, when her father became a partner in Thomas Smiley Co., a clothing store on […]
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Richard Avelon, 49: Avid sailor lived life to the fullest
CUMBERLAND — Richard “Rich” Avelon, 49, of Cumberland Foreside, died peacefully Aug. 3 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, with his family by his side. He was born March 25, 1966, in Oceanside, New York, the son of Richard and Diane Aversano. Avelon earned a bachelor of arts degree in computer science, cum laude, from […]