SCARBOROUGH — Hope Talbot Swasey, 95, of Scarborough and formerly of Boston, died April 24. Swasey was born Sept. 26, 1919, the daughter of Martha and Oscar Halsey and niece of former Massachusetts Gov. Alvan T. Fuller. She was the wife of Dudley Talbot, and later of Frederick Swasey, both of whom predeceased her. Hope was […]
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Katherine C.T. Morais, 98
BRUNSWICK — Katherine “Kay” Connor Thompson Morais, 98, of Brunswick, died peacefully April 17 with her family by her side. She was born in Greenville on March 31, 1917, the second child of Henry David Joseph and Katherine (Cyr) Connor. Her early childhood was spent in central Maine, but she soon moved with her family to […]
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Richard A. Homan, 79
BATH — Richard “Dick” Alfred Homan, 79, of Barque Road, died April 18 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Bath on June 17, 1935, a son of Jesse W. and Sara L. (Wheatly) Homan. He attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in the Class of 1953. He entered […]
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Thomas E. Bailey Jr., 72: Teacher brought love of literature, music to students
BRUNSWICK — Thomas E. Bailey Jr., 72, of Green Street, died April 18 at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Thomas E. Bailey Sr. and Rita Dennisleigh Bailey. He was a graduate of Brooklyn Preparatory School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. He later […]
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Florence M. Toothaker, 88
FREEPORT — Florence Mildred Toothaker, 88, formerly of Brunswick, died April 19 at Hawthorne House. She was born in East Harpswell on June 30, 1926, the daughter of Stephen and Ida Miller Catlin. She attended the Cranberry Horn School in East Harpswell and was a 1945 graduate of Brunswick High School. In February 1946 she married […]
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Fred B. Webster, 84: Well-known innkeeper served Yarmouth and his country
YARMOUTH — Fred B. Webster, 84, died April 14, with his wife, Colleen, and dog, Charlie, by his side. He was born July 30, 1930, in Portland, the son of Fred B. Webster Sr. and Doris Preston Webster. He attended Deering High School and graduated from Hebron Academy. He then attended Williams College and spent two […]
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Donald W. McKibben, 93
YARMOUTH — Donald Weldon McKibben, 93, known as “Mac” to his flying buddies, died April 9 with his son Frank at his side. A child of the Great Depression, he grew up in Hornell, New York. There, he met his future wife, developed his lifelong love of jazz music, and made his first solo flight in […]
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Lenore F. Milbank, 79: Longtime hospital employee loved travel, yoga
PORTLAND — Lenore F. Milbank, 79, of Crestview Drive, died April 21 at her home, as she wanted, with her daughter by her side. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of John B. and Myrle I. (Dube) Low. She graduated from Binghamton High School and attended Albany State Teachers College. She married John […]
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Birger T. Johnson, 88: Minister's service stretched from NJ to Augusta
SCARBOROUGH — The Rev. Birger T. Johnson, 88, of Rhode Island Avenue, South Portland, died April 14 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Born Jan. 16, 1927, the son of Uno and Irene Eriksson Johnson, Birger grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and Montclair, New Jersey. He was a graduate of Colgate University and Union Theological Seminary. […]
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Marguerite B. Wilkerson, 88
BANGOR — Marguerite “Peg” B. Wilkerson, 88, died April 14. Wilkerson was born Sept. 12, 1926, in Marieville, the daughter of Mahlon and Mary Haslam Salsbury. She attended Ellsworth High School, and married Howard G. Russell. The couple had two children, Mahlon and Mark Russell. She later married Byron Douglas Wilkerson and gave birth to another […]