SOUTH PORTLAND — Warren A. Rowell, 79, died April 1 in Portland after a brief illness. He was born on July 29, 1929, in Melrose, Mass., the only son of Frank A. and Hilma (Ahlquist) Rowell. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War, achieving the rank […]

BRUNSWICK — Marie Jeannette Fisk Galen, 82, died April 3. She was born in Centralia, Wash., Feb. 8, 1927, the daughter of Travis and Jeannette (Swan) Fisk. An avid student, she graduated with distinction with a bachelor’s degree in home economics from The State College of Washington. After working as an interior designer at Bon […]

YARMOUTH — Jeanette Asherman Lamb, 85, died March 25 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was born on March 13, 1924, in Memphis, Tenn., to Vernon A. and Della (Nabors) White. She attended Memphis State University. On Oct. 7, 1944, she married Aldon M. Asherman. They were married for 38 years before his unexpected […]

GRANBY, N.Y. — Ray Everett Smith Jr., 86, died March 12. He was born in Millinocket on Jan. 24, 1923, son of Ray E. Smith Sr., and Clary (Henry) Smith. He was raised in Yarmouth and graduated from North Yarmouth Academy. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in the military intelligence […]

FALMOUTH — Robert W. Donovan, 84, formerly of Portland, died April 2 at the Osher Inn at the Cedars in Portland. He was born in Portland on Dec. 4, 1924, the son of John E. and Bernice Moreland Donovan. In 1942, he graduated from Portland High School. During World War II, he served as an […]

FALMOUTH — Joan Leslie (Leeman) Joy, 70, died March 23 at home after an extended illness. She was born in Brunswick on Oct. 15, 1938, daughter of Daniel D. and Marion G. (Rowe) Leeman. In 1957, she graduated from Falmouth High School. She married Adelbert L. Joy on June 29, 1957, and lived in Killeen, […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Joanne Chilson Hanson, 46, died March 28 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a brief illness. She was born in Morristown, N.J., on Dec. 6, 1962, and was raised in Avon, Conn. She later lived in Boothbay Harbor with her parents, June and Robert Chilson, before moving to Portland. A graduate […]

TOPSHAM — Susan E. FitzGerald, 48, died from cancer at a local hospital on March 28. She was born in Brunswick, July 7, 1960, the daughter of Donald C. and Marilyn D. (Southard) Hackett. In 1978, she graduated from Mt. Ararat High School. She married Robert D. FitzGerald in Harpswell on April 17, 1982. Gardening […]

FREEPORT — Barbara H. Chubbuck, 76, of Brunswick, died March 25 at the Freeport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Lancaster, N.H., Aug. 9, 1932, the daughter of Elbridge and Mary Green. She grew up on a farm and enjoyed horseback riding. Barbara spent her career as a nurse employed by the Pineland […]

BRUNSWICK — Delbert O. Fuller, 84, died March 20. He was born in Molin, Ill. on Jan. 11, 1925. In 1946, he graduated from Yale University. He served in the U.S. Navy near the end of World War II. After his service, he worked as an executive in advertising and communications for 30 years in […]