BRUNSWICK — Rose Alice Bernier, 87, died June 11 at Mid Coast Hospital. She was born in Brunswick on July 16, 1921, a daughter of Alcide J. and Aline (Caron) Letarte, and graduated from St. John’s School. During World War II, she worked at Verney Mill. On June 22, 1946, she married Leon C. Bernier […]

PORTLAND — Eloise Hovey Ekberg, 92, of Falmouth, formerly of Cumberland, died June 6. On July 28, 1916, she was born in Portland, a daughter of Etta (Brown) and Perley MacMillan Hovey. She graduated from Westbrook Junior College and had a career in banking, retiring in 1977. She was married to John Helmer Ekberg. Surviving […]

PORTLAND — George W. “Bill” Littlefield, 87, died June 4 at St. Joseph’s Manor in Portland with family at his side. He was born in Portland on April 25, 1922, son of George B. and Alice (Massey) Littlefield. A lifelong resident of Portland, he attended Portland schools and especially enjoyed following the Portland High Bulldogs. […]

SCARBOROUGH — Blanche Marvette (Small) Cook, 107, Scarborough’s oldest resident and holder of the Boston Post Cane, died in Portland on June 7 after a brief illness. She was born in Nashua, N.H., on Oct. 13, 1901, the oldest of five children born to Lillian and Joseph Small. She grew up in North Pownal and […]

BRUNSWICK — Priscilla R. Williams, 86, formerly of Sherman, died June 1 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. She was born in Merrill on Jan. 8, 1923, daughter of Wendell D. and Barbara M. (Rockwell) Corliss. In 1939, she graduated from Sherman High School and later graduated from Ricker College in Houlton. After college, she […]

BRUNSWICK — Ruby Marie Springer, 96, died June 7 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. She was born in Wellington on May 31, 1913, the daughter of Charles and Miriam (Oikle) Faulkner. In 1932, She married John A. Springer in Monmouth, where they lived for 60 years before retiring to Brunswick to be close to their […]

BRUNSWICK — Nancy A. Wagner, 61, died June 3 at her sister’s home in Brunswick. She was born in Brunswick on April 22, 1948, a daughter of Anthony F. and Angela M. (Burgio) Gagne. After attending local schools, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine at Orono in 1970, and later […]

TOPSHAM — Douglas S. Reil, 38, died June 3 at his home. He was born in Hartford, Conn., on Oct. 5, 1970, the son of Norman D. and Joan C. (Balestra) Reil. After graduating from Lisbon High School in 1988, he owned and operated Reil Painting. His hobbies included fishing, auto racing, and watching bald […]

TOPSHAM — Marvin Arnold Clifford, 72, died June 1 at his home. He was born in Augusta on May 20, 1937, the son of Guy and Beatrice (Tunks) Clifford. In 1956, he graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School and two years later graduated from Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute. On Sept. 27, 1958, he married […]

FREEPORT — Joseph Henry “Peter” Madore, 87, died June 3. He was born on July 10, 1921, in Wallagrass, the eighth child of 13 to George and Alice (Charette) Madore. In 1936, he joined the National Guard. When World War II began, he joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in the South Pacific. He […]