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 […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Florence E. Rose, 83
BRUNSWICK — Florence Ellen Rose, 83, died Feb. 11 at Parkview Adventist Medical Center. She was born in Wiscasset on Dec. 24, 1925, daughter of Raymond and Erma (Chamberlain) Hamlin and attended Wiscasset and Brunswick schools. She worked for various businesses, including a hatchery, a laundromat and a variety store. She was predeceased by her […]
Nancy A. Munsey, 67
TOPSHAM — Nancy A. Munsey, 67, died at home on Feb. 16 after battling cancer. She was born in Gardiner on April 21, 1941, a daughter of Alfred B. and Irene (Lajenesse) Small, and attended Richmond and Brunswick schools. On May 7, 1959, she married Kenneth Munsey. She worked at Regis Inventory Company in Lewiston, […]
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 […]
Shirley M. Bennett, 74: Passion for music and dancing
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Shirley Mae Bennett, 74, formerly of Freeport, died Feb. 7. She was born in Portland on Sept. 19, 1934, daughter of Walter Edward Slocum and Irene Winonna (Tufts) Slocum. In 1952, she graduated from Freeport High School, where she met her husband of 55 years, Paul Maynard Bennett. She had a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Phyllis R. Anderson, 83: Kaleidoscope Quilter
BRUNSWICK — Phyllis R. Anderson, 83, died Feb. 6 at her home. She was born in Dexter, Feb. 26, 1925, daughter of Ralph and Helen (Moody) Pomroy. She was raised by her grandmother Lena Moody. In 1944, she graduated from Brunswick High School. On June 17, 1944, she married Robert “Red” Anderson in Brunswick. She […]