PORTLAND — Frances Catherine Parisi, 82, of Portland and formerly of Yarmouth, died March 16. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 28, 1932, the daughter of Fiore and Frances (Petrucci) Parisi. She attended elementary school in Yarmouth and then attended North Yarmouth Academy. For several years, Parisi worked at Unum, from which […]
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J. Paul Bergeron, 94: Engineer built planes, ships and family home
BRUNSWICK — J. Paul Bergeron, 94, died March 17 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Dec. 28, 1920, the son of Joseph O. and Marie Langlois Bergeron. In 1939, Paul graduated from Sanford High School. He was a 1943 graduate of the Academy of Aeronautics (now the […]
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David S. Pottle, 85
BATH — David S. Pottle, 85, of Western Avenue, died March 15 at Bodwell House in Brunswick. He was born in Perry on March 9, 1930, a son of Eder F. and Lucy E. (Sherman) Pottle. David graduated from Shead Memorial High School, in Eastport. He then entered the U.S. Army, and served in the […]
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Ralph C. Baxter Sr., 83: S.P. councilor, teacher served community in many ways
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ralph Clinton Baxter Sr., 83, of South Portland, died March 20, with his family by his side. Baxter was born Feb. 28, 1932, in Ashland, to Ralph K. and Alice H. Baxter. After graduating from Ashland High School in 1949, Ralph C. attended the University of Maine, earning a bachelor’s degree in education […]
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Richard E. Gilmore, 86
BATH — Richard E. “Lefty” Gilmore, 86, of Bath, died March 16 at his home, with his children by his side. He was born in 1928, one of five children of Paul and Edith Eaton Gilmore. In 1946, he graduated from Morse High School, where he was a standout baseball pitcher. After high school, Gilmore […]
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Donald W. Cushing Sr., 90
SCARBOROUGH — Donald W. Cushing Sr., 90, of Scarborough, died peacefully at his home on March 23. Born in Franklin, New Hampshire, on Sept. 6, 1924, Cushing was the eighth son – and one of 13 children – of Patrick J. and Frances Weston Cushing. Donald graduated from Franklin High School in 1942. After completing naval training […]
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Pauline R. Young, 96: Devoted Army nurse served in 2 wars
NORTH YARMOUTH — Pauline R. Young, 96, a homemaker and veteran of two wars, died peacefully on March 18 after a short illness. She was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the daughter of William A. and Nora Zarzour. She graduated from Lawrence High School and then attended St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing, in Lowell, Massachusetts. […]
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Shirley V. Libby, 97: Homemaker stayed true to family, homeland
PORTLAND — Shirley Virginia Libby, 97, died March 20. She was born in Medford, Massachusetts, on Oct. 3, 1917, the youngest of five children of Albert Henry and Helen Frances (Ryan) MacMullan. A true member of “the greatest generation,” Libby survived a difficult childhood, the Great Depression and World War II. She and her future husband, […]
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Darrell L. MacNinch, 70
PORTLAND — Darrell Lloyd MacNinch, 70, of Portland, died March 18 at his home. He was born July 29, 1944, in Waterboro, the son of Myron and Joy (Prince) MacNinch. During the 1960s, Darrell served his country as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. After leaving the corps, he worked for many years as a […]
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Louise W. Sheppard, 88
BRUNSWICK — Louise W. Sheppard, 88, of Brunswick, died at her home on March 10. Sheppard was born Oct. 30, 1926, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Ralph and Edith Wood. She graduated from Swarthmore High School in Pennsylvania, and then studied at the University of New Hampshire for two years. She later received certification […]