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Adeline E. Illemann, 91: 30 years with New England Telephone Co.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Vt. — Adeline E. Illemann, 91, formerly of Brunswick, died Feb. 4. She was born in Norway on Jan. 16, 1918, daughter of Alice and George Emerson. In 1935, she graduated from Norway High School. She began her career as a telephone operator with the New England Telephone Company in Bath. In 1979, she […]

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Virginia A. Merrill, 94: South Portland school teacher for 43 years

YARMOUTH — Virginia Ann Merrill, 94, formerly of South Portland, died Feb. 17 at a nursing facility in Yarmouth. She was born in Portland, daughter of Fred H. and Ella (Ahern) Merrill. In 1933, she graduated from South Portland High School. She earned a degree in primary education from Gorham State College. Later in her […]

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Charles L. Skerritt, 81: 28 years with the Portland Fire Dept.

PORTLAND — Charles Lindbergh “Lindy” Skerritt, 81, died Feb. 13 at St. Joseph’s Manor. On July 24, 1927, he was born in Portland, son of William and Mary Elizabeth Skerritt. He attended St. Dominic’s Grammar School and Cheverus High School. In 1953 he married Dorothy Lorraine Place. They had four children together. He joined the […]

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Libby

Libby CAPE ELIZABETH — Natalie (Blackwell) Libby, 88, died Feb. 6. She was born in Portland, Aug. 22, 1920, daughter of Alice M. (Sanborn) and Elmer Nicholas Blackwell. She graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School, Westbrook College and Blackstone College in Virginia. She served as deputy town clerk of Cape Elizabeth under the first town […]

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McGeachey

McGeachey CAPE ELIZABETH — Robert William McGeachey, 59, died unexpectedly on Feb. 7. Born in Portland on June 15, 1949,  son of Edward J. and Yvette (Bonneau) McGeachey, he attended local schools, graduating from Portland High School in 1968. He earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry at Paul Smith’s College. On July 31, 1974, he […]

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Curran

CurranTOPSHAM — Irene Millay Curran, 94, of Cadigan Lodge at The Highlands died Feb. 3. She was born at home in Bowdoinham, June 29, 1914, daughter of J. Frank and Maude H. (Howe) Millay. She attended Bowdoinham schools and Farmington Normal School. In 1933 she married Terrence Curran of Richmond. They lived in Bowdoinham before […]