TOPSHAM — Louise M. Caron, 77, formerly of Brunswick, died Feb. 8 at Amenity Manor. She was born in Brunswick, March 12, 1931, daughter of August and Alice (Guinard) St. Pierre. She attended local schools and worked in local shoe stores. On June 17, 1950, she married Rudolph Caron. After her marriage, she devoted herself […]
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Marjorie A. Etter, 87
NORTH YARMOUTH — Marjorie A. “Marge” Etter, 87, died at at home on Feb. 5. She was born April 7, 1921, one of eight children, to Rena (Beal) and John Chipman of Milbridge. She worked at L.L. Bean for many years. After her retirement, she met and married Fred Etter in 1985. Prior to Fred […]
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Lewis L. Plummer Sr., 90:
FALMOUTH — Lewis L. Plummer Sr., 90, died Jan. 22. He was born in Mexico on Dec. 26, 1918, the son of James L. Plummer and Agnes (Thomas) Plummer. He graduated from South Portland High School in 1937. His occupations included working as a machinist, a cabinetmaker and in manufacturing. He was married to Dorothea […]
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Mable E. Williams, 86: Lifelong animal lover
SCARBOROUGH — Mable Elizabeth “Bonnie” Williams, 86, of Portland, died Jan. 25 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born in Boothbay Harbor on Nov. 1, 1922, the youngest of five children, to Charles Thomas Williams and Lucretia Sheldon Williams. She attended Boothbay Harbor schools and Boston University. While living in […]
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Raymond L. Leavitt, 73
PORTLAND — Raymond L. Leavitt, 73, died Jan. 20. He was born in Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 14, 1936. After graduating from Haverhill High School, he served in the U.S. Army. He later worked in leather tanneries and drove taxis until he retired. A kind man with a good sense of humor, he moved to Portland […]
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Elizabeth I. (Rand) Merrill, 77
BRUNSWICK — Elizabeth Idella (Rand) Merrill, 77, died Jan. 29 at her home. She was born in Lewiston, Jan. 28, 1932, daughter of Carleton H. Rand and Alfreda (Bowie) Rand. She graduated from Kents Hill School in 1950. On June 3, 1951, she married Charles L. Merrill in Lewiston. They moved to Brunswick in 1963. […]
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George Dersham, 93: Career Navy man
BATH — George Dersham, 93, died Jan. 23 at the Hillhouse Assisted Living Center. He was born Nov. 8, 1915, in Seneca, Mich., son of Frederick E. and Mary E. (Longstaff) Dersham. He graduated from Adrian Michigan High School in 1934. He spent nearly 30 years with the U.S. Navy, starting out as a swabbie […]
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Charles B. Weir, 79: U.S. Air Force pilot, enjoyed woodworking
PORTLAND — Charles B. “Chick” Weir, 79, of Pownal, died Jan. 26. He was born on April 23, 1929, in Flushing, N.Y., a son of Nevada Ruth Shott and Gordon Everett Weir. The family moved to Ohio where he graduated from Lakewood High School and attended Baldwin Wallace College. In 1950, he enlisted in the […]
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Margaret E. Sanford, 91: Served in Women's Army Corps in Europe during World War II
PORTLAND — Margaret Elizabeth Sanford, 91, died Jan. 29 at The Cedars Nursing Home in Portland. She was born in Bangor on Dec. 5, 1917, to Rufus and Grace (Norwood) Sanford. After graduating from Bangor High School in 1935, she joined the Women’s Army Corps. She served in Europe during the London Blitz of World […]
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Mary Ellen Mussenden, 88: Devoted life to nursing
BATH — Mary Ellen Mussenden, 88, a retired nurse and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, died Jan. 24 after a brief illness. She was born in Bath on Oct. 23, 1920, daughter of Minnie V. and Joseph W. Cyr. After graduating from Newton-Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing in 1943, she devoted herself to nursing. She […]