CUMBERLAND FORESIDE — Frances E. (Silverman) Wheeler, 88, died Jan. 8 at her home. She was born in Lynn, Mass., on Nov. 17, 1920, a daughter of Hymen and Rachel Silverman. As a child, her family moved to Portland, relocating their family business Century Tire. She graduated from Portland High School in 1938. She was […]
Forecaster Obituaries
John R. Delaney Jr., 72: Owned Delaney's Burner Service for 30 years
PORTLAND — John Richard Delaney Jr., 72, died Jan. 8 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Portland on May 16, 1936, a son of John R. and Violet A. (Clark) Delaney Sr. and attended local schools. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. On July 10, 1970, […]
Gardini
GardiniBATH — Mary E. Gardini, 34, died unexpectedly on Jan. 2 at Mid Coast Hospital. She was born in Waterbury, Conn., on July 30, 1974, a daughter of Charles W. Sr. and Linda S. (Reed) DeMello. In 1978, the family moved to Phippsburg, where she attended local schools. She graduated with honors from Morse High […]
Stella Taylor, 92
FREEPORT — Stella Taylor, 92, formerly of Brunswick, died Jan. 4 at the Freeport Nursing Home. She was born May 21, 1916 in Ipswich, Mass., the oldest of five children to Laura and Kostas Vanikiotis. On Jan. 12, 1945, she married Daniel Taylor. She loved good conversation and being with friends and family. She was […]
Beatrice I. Simpson, 96
SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. — Beatrice Irene Simpson, 96, formerly of Brunswick, died Dec. 28 at her son and daughter-in-law’s home in Sun City Center, Fla. She was born in Augusta on July 17, 1912, the daughter of Raymond and Marion (Poland) Leighton. She graduated from Cony High School in 1930 and took courses at […]
m-obit_allen-010909 Marie L. Allen, 89
HARPSWELL — Marie Lovejoy Allen, 89, died Dec. 29 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born in Harpswell on Dec. 15, 1947, the daughter of William and Amy (Merriman) Bachelder. She attended Harpswell schools and was a 1939 graduate of Brunswick High School. On Aug. 3, 1941, she married Dwight L. Allen. Allen […]
Robert L. Gilbertson Jr., 83: Accomplished media executive, avid golfer
CAPE ELIZABETH — Robert L. Gilbertson Jr., 83, died at home with family by his side on Jan. 3 of complications from progressive supranuclear palsy. He was born on Nov. 11, 1926, in Milwaukee, Wis., the son of Robert L. Gilbertson and Margaret Hunter. He was the oldest of five children. He attended Senn High […]
n-obit_oliver-010809 Irene R. Oliver, 61
FREEPORT — Irene R. (Hagan) Oliver, 61, died Dec. 14 at the Freeport Nursing Home. She was born in North Concord, Vt., on Oct. 5, 1947, daughter of Bernard and Eva (Leblanc) Hagan. She was married for 32 years to John Oliver and worked for the Freeport Nursing Home for 27 years. A beloved mother […]
n-obit_boudreau-010809 Janiska A. Boudreau, 6l
FALMOUTH — Janiska Andrea Boudreau, 6l, died unexpectedly Dec. 28 at her home in Falmouth. She was born Nov. 30, 1947, in St. Leonard, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of Pauline (Tardif) Boudreau and the late Gerard Boudreau. She graduated from Fort Fairfield High School in 1966. In 1981, she received a master’s degree in criminal […]
n-obit_skillings-010809 Julie A. Skillings, 69: Valued time with her family
NORTH YARMOUTH — Julie Angela (Watts) Skillings, 69, of North Yarmouth and Bonita Springs, Fla., died at her Maine home on Jan. 1, surrounded by her family after a battle with several cancers. She was born on Oct. 2, 1939, in Barre, Vt., the daughter of Atea (BaiRossi) and Ralph Sheldon Watts. She was educated […]