PORTLAND — Loretta E. “Rita” Lakin, 85, died Sept. 1 at St. Joseph’s Manor. Born in Acton on Feb. 17, 1924, she was a daughter of Harold L. and Bertha M. (Danforth) Arno. After living in New Hampshire, she moved to South Portland in 1943. She was a member of the West Falmouth Baptist Church […]

FALMOUTH — Robert Louis Woodbury, 71, died at his Falmouth home on Sept. 12 after battling lymphoma. A leader in higher education and public service, his life was fully and passionately lived. “Bob was a visionary leader of the University and its impact on the State of Maine,” said Gov. John Baldacci in a written […]

HERNANDO, Fla. — Alfred M. Palmer, 86, died Aug. 30 at home with his children, Ronald Palmer and Pamela Spear, by his side. He was born in South Portland, a son of Walter Palmer and Kathleen Brewer Palmer and attended local schools. He married Marguerite Bachelder at his parents South Portland home, where he lived […]

TOPSHAM — Frederic Worrall Ecker Jr., 85, died Sept. 5 at Parkview Adventist Hospital. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., on Dec. 31, 1923, he was a son of Frederick Worrall and Barbara (Hoyt) Ecker. In 1942, he graduated from Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force […]

TOPSHAM — Edwin Fenimore, 82, died Sept. 5 at Coastal Manor in Yarmouth. Born on Sept. 30, 1926, in Saddle River, N.J., he was a son of Matthew and Mary (Seeberger) Fenimore. As a child, he and his family moved to Maine where they started a family farm in Topsham. He attended Brunswick High School. […]

BRUNSWICK — Kyle B. Dwyer, 21, died Sept. 4 in Bangor. On Jan. 8, 1988, he was born in Brunswick, the son of Blair C. and Jodie Thompson Dwyer. While attending Brunswick High School he excelled at playing basketball and football. He was enrolled in his third year at Husson College, where he played on […]

BRUNSWICK — Viviane C. Hart, 83, died Sept. 4 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. Born in Brunswick on Oct. 11, 1925, she was the daughter of William and Marie St. Onge Charron. She played a pivotal role in her husband’s Naval career by coordinating the family’s frequent moves to posts throughout the U.S. and […]

PORTLAND — Rita Louise Drew, 73, died Aug. 31 after a brief illness with family by her side. On June 30, 1936, she was born in Portland, a daughter of Franklin and Dorothy (Harris) Clinch. She graduated from Greely High School and lived most of her life in Cumberland. She and her husband owned and […]

TACOMA, Wash. — Dr. Nunzio E. Parisi, formerly of Yarmouth, died Aug. 23. On Feb. 17, 1923, he was born in Somerville, Mass., the son of Dr. Fiore and Frances D. Parisi and was raised in Yarmouth. In 1942, he graduated from North Yarmouth Academy and married Virginia Grant in Yarmouth. For two years he […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Francis “Whitey” Boyle, 78, formerly of Portland, died Sept. 3 following complications from surgery. Born Aug. 25, 1931, he was a son of Walter F. and Barbara (Ridge) Boyle. At a young age, his hair turned white, earning him the nickname “Whitey.” After attending Portland High and Jesuit High School, he […]