WATERVILLE — Pauline Gahagan Buxton, 96, died March 22. She was born in Caribou on May 19, 1912, the daughter of John F. and Elizabeth (Cunningham) Gahagan. She graduated from Caribou High School in 1929. On July 1, 1943, she married Dr. Almon W. Buxton at the Fort Williams Army base. An early supporter of […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Elizabeth A. Blackwood, 87: Co-owner of Town and Shore Associates
SCARBOROUGH — Elizabeth “Lib” Augusta Blackwood, 87, died March 13 of complications from a prior stroke. She was born in Crouse, N.C. in 1921, the daughter of Bryan and Lona Mauney. While living in Charlotte, she met Robert S. Blackwood, an engineer and reserve Army officer. They married on May 17, 1941. While stationed in […]
Doris A. Foster, 91
FREEPORT — Doris A. Foster, 91, died March 8 at the Freeport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Waltham, Mass., on Feb. 27, 1919, a daughter of William and Violet (Ohnemus) Harrington Sr. As a homemaker, she raised her two sons and enjoyed volunteering at the Waltham Hospital. She was predeceased by her […]
Helen Horowitz, 85: Brunswick teacher, military wife
BRUNSWICK — Helen Horowitz, 85, died March 14 at her Brunswick home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 30, 1923, the daughter of Harold and Rae (Littman) Schuman. One of a handful of female students admitted to City College of New York, she graduated from the college in 1943. She married Harold Horowitz […]
Tony T. Golden, 52
BRUNSWICK — Tony T. Golden, 52, died March 14. He was born Oct. 18, 1957, in San Pedro, Calif., a son of William and Betty (Gray) Golden. He served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and was a Gulf War veteran. In 1986, he married Pamela Vadney in Hot Springs, Ark. His hobbies including […]
Helen C. Jones, 82
BAILEY ISLAND — Helen C. Jones, 82, died March 17 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in South Portland on March 24, 1926, the daughter of Lawrence C. and Mathilda E. (Willig) Jones. In 1943, she graduated from South Portland High School and attended Shaw Business College in Portland. She retired in […]
Dorothy J. Emmertz, 79: Faithful church volunteer, loved gardening
FALMOUTH — Dorothy J. Emmertz, 79, died March 11 at a Portland hospital. She was born in Andover, New Brunswick, Canada, on Feb. 22, 1930, a daughter of Claude and Alice (Lane) Knapp. The family later moved to Maine and in 1948, she graduated from Gorham High School. She attended business school in Portland and […]
Richard L. Russell, 79: Career in commerce
PORTLAND — Richard L. Russell, 79, died March 14 at his home in Portland. He was born in Houlton on Aug. 28, 1929, the son of Lawrence A. and Nellie (DeWitt) Russell. In 1952, he graduated from the University of Maine. For the next twenty years, he held several managerial positions at Sears Roebuck and […]
Jean E. Adler, 81
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Jean Eleanor Adler, 81, formerly of Cumberland, died Feb. 21 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Boston on April 29, 1927, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Walker) Spears. and resided for many years in Cumberland before retiring to Walpole and Port Charlotte, Fla. She earned […]
Ann L. "Becky" Mezoian, 67: Operated Mezoian Real Estate, enjoyed traveling
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ann Lee “Becky” Mezoian, 67, died March 6 after battling ovarian cancer for over 3 years. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 4, 1941, the daughter of John and Mary (Moutsatsos) Sotiriou. They moved to South Portland when she was 2 years old and she spent her entire life there. […]