SOUTH PORTLAND — Martha A. “Marcie” Hill, 55, formerly of South Portland, died June 11 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Portland on March 6, 1960, she was the daughter of Arthur and Martha (Norton) Mills. She graduated from South Portland High School with the class of 1978, […]
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Maggie R. Bragdon, 74
SCARBOROUGH — Maggie Rosalee Bragdon, 74, of Scarborough, died June 15 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was born Jan. 12, 1941, in Milbridge, one of 22 children of William and Angelia (Sprague) Moore. Bragdon enjoyed many games of chance, including bingo, and liked to visit casinos. Most of all, she loved spending time with […]
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Mark P. Pelletier, 52
BATH — Mark Paul Pelletier, 52, died June 18 after a 12-year battle with graft-versus-host disease at Spaulding Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was born Feb. 19, 1963, in Fort Kent to Raynold and Rolande Pelletier. He graduated from Fort Kent Community High School in 1981, and then served as a member of the U.S. Marine […]
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Rudolph Pistey, 96
FALMOUTH — Rudolph Pistey, 96, died June 10. He was born Dec. 21, 1918. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Falmouth. Pistey was a veteran of World War II. He was predeceased by his wife, Nellena. Memorial donations in Pistey’s name can be made to the House of Heroes, Connecticut […]
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Eileen M. Bennett, 82: Devoted mom, retail worker always put others first
YARMOUTH — Eileen “Pee-Wee” Mae Bennett, 82, died peacefully at Hawthorne House in Freeport on June 13, after a period of declining health. Bennett was born in Portland on Dec. 6, 1932, a daughter of Dorothy (Duggan) and Thomas Wallace. Eileen graduated from South Portland High School, and soon after began work at Woolworth’s and then […]
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Juliette L. Garfield, 92: Crafter loved Maine beaches, travel, was devoted to family
PORTLAND — Juliette (Laflamme) Garfield, 92, died peacefully June 18 at The Cedars Retirement Community. She was born in Biddeford on July 15, 1922, to Albert Laflamme and Isabelle (Parent) Laflamme, and grew up in Dover, New Hampshire. While attending McIntosh Business School in Dover, she met John Garfield. They married in June 1945 in Florida, […]
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Monica M. Merrill, 76
PORTLAND — Monica Mary (Ezzy) Merrill, 76, died June 11 at Mercy Hospital, surrounded by her family. Merrill was born March 4, 1939, in Van Buren, the daughter of Maron Ezzy and Luella (Sites) Athanasion. Merrill was known for her love of cooking, especially Lebanese dinners including baked kibi, grape leaf and cabbage rolls, stuffed eggplant, […]
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Louise F. Bennett, 85: Longtime social worker advocated for environment, women's rights
SOUTH PORTLAND — Elma Louise Ficken Bennett, 85, died June 7. Bennett was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 15, 1929, to Elma Louise Michel Ficken and Clarence Elwood Ficken. She grew up in St. Paul until she was 16. Her family then moved to Ohio after her father became the dean of Ohio Wesleyan […]
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Irene E. Chapman, 87: Bath native served phone callers for over 30 years
TOPSHAM — Irene Eleanor Chapman, 87, of Topsham, died peacefully June 8, with her son Michael by her side. Chapman was born in Bath on March 14, 1928, the daughter of Alden P. and Irene (Miller) Denham. She grew up in Bath and graduated from Morse High School in 1945. For 32 years, until retirement in […]
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Ronald A. MacElman Sr., 73
BATH — Ronald “Spanky” A. MacElman Sr., 73, of Office Drive, died June 5 at his residence. He was born Nov. 20, 1941, in Bath, a son of Harold and Elizabeth (MacDonald) MacElman. He attended Bath schools and was employed at Bath Iron Works as a grinder. In 1962, he moved to New Hampshire and was […]