NORTH YARMOUTH — Amy Rice Scannell, 53, died Aug. 26 at home with her beloved children at her side after a seven-year battle with breast cancer On March 11, 1956, she was born in Yellow Springs, Ohio. As a child, she and her family moved to Newton, Mass., where she attended local schools. In 1981, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — A. Neal Lane, 101, died Aug. 25 at his home. Born on Aug. 3, 1908, in Portland, he was the son of Merton and Ida May (Thompson) Lane. He attended local schools and graduated from Portland High School. In October, 1949, he married Martha Casey. He worked as a foreman welder at […]

BRUNSWICK — Robert A. St. Pierre, 89, of Brunswick and Venice, Fla., died Aug. 28 following a period of declining health. On April 24, 1920, he was born in Brunswick, son of Anna (Bechard) and Alexis St. Pierre. After graduating from Brunswick High School in 1938, he attended Colby College, graduating in 1944. During World […]

PORTLAND — Frederick A. “Fred” Gleason, 69, died Aug. 23 from colon cancer with his loving wife by his side. On April 18, 1940, he was born in Chelmsford, Mass., the first son of Frederick and Eva (Greska) Gleason and attended local schools where he excelled in football and baseball. He attended Maine Central Institute […]

BRUNSWICK — Webster D. “Webb” Haney, 87, died Aug. 24 at his home surrounded by family. On May 18, 1922, he was born in Brunswick, the son of Frank and Ruth (Goodenow) Haney and attended local schools. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army. On Aug. 10, 1946, he married Gertrude Harmon. […]

SCARBOROUGH — Arnold D. Macdonald, 92, formerly of Hingham, Mass. and Providence, R.I., died peacefully on Aug. 23. He was born in Providence, R.I., on Feb. 12, 1917, the son of Susie Ada (Arnold) Macdonald and Harold C. Macdonald. In 1939, he graduated from Brown University. During World War II, he served as a First […]

BRUNSWICK — Elizabeth V. Wells, 93, formerly of Harpswell, died Aug. 22 at her residence. On Jan. 11, 1916, she was born in New Haven, Conn., the daughter of Ernest G. and Mae E. (Henze) Voos and attended local schools. She also attended Boston University. For more than 60 years, she spent summers in Harpswell, […]

TOPSHAM — Deborah Ellen Cobb Lundblad, 83, died Aug. 19 at her Highlands residence. Born at the family home in Newbury, Vt., on Feb. 6, 1926, she was a daughter of Richard B. and Lisle Cobb. After graduating as valedictorian at Newbury High School in 1944, she earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from […]

YARMOUTH — Arthur R. “Daddy O.” Oliver died Aug. 16 at his home surrounded by family. On July 5, 1942, he was born in Portland, the second son of Keith N. and Zodelle L. (Cram) Oliver. He grew up in Yarmouth and attended Yarmouth schools. On Oct. 9, 1978, he married Charice L. Frank. A […]

PORTLAND — Margaret Deborah Niles Goodine, 76, died Aug. 22 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House with her loving family by her side. She was born in Portland on March 19, 1933, the daughter of Clifford and Mildred (Cooper) Niles and attended local schools. In 1960, she graduated from the University of Southern Maine. On June […]