BRUNSWICK — Ruby Cole died suddenly at her home Feb. 22. She was born in Brunswick in 1943, to Jeanne (Tondreau) and Albert Lester, the youngest of five children. She moved to the Boston area in the early ’60s, returning to Maine in 1986. Cole adored her mother, many aunts, uncles, siblings and cousins and […]

SARASOTA, Fla. — Edward Eugene Bauer, formerly of Bath and Cumberland Foreside, died Feb. 8 in Sarasota. Bauer was born Jan. 24, 1931, in New York City, a son of Erich and Julia (Mauser) Bauer. He grew up in Richmond Hill, Queens, where he attended high school and was the first baseman and captain of […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Martin “Marty” J. Barron, 59, of South Portland, died Feb. 25,  at Maine Medical Center. Born in Milton, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Martin A. and Joanne (Leavitt) Barron. He attended Holy Cross School, Cheverus High School and St. Francis Xavier University of Nova Scotia. After college, Barron joined […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Paul E. “Pauly” Spaltro, 48, formerly of Linton Street, died Feb. 27, in Westbrook. He was born in Portland Dec. 10, 1967, a son of James and Mavis D. (Bell) Spaltro. He attended South Portland schools and graduated from South Portland High School with the class of 1988. He loved the outdoors […]

FALMOUTH — Ralph Warren Griffith, 85, of Falmouth, died Feb. 25 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a gallant fight against COPD. He was born Jan. 27, 1931, in Minersville, Pennsylvania, to Marion (Barnhart) and Ralph Griffith. He attended local schools and graduated in 1952 from Penn State University with a bachelor’s in […]

FREEPORT – Edith Small Farnum, 94, died with her family at her side Feb. 22, after a short stay at Mercy Hospital. She was born Jan. 19, 1922, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Raymond and Teresa (Evans) Small. Her father, a strong advocate of education, moved the family east to New Rochelle, New York, to […]

PORTLAND – Judith I. Gowen, 71, of Pine Street, died Feb. 21. She was born in Portland March 20, 1944, a daughter of Everett E. and Minnie Irene (Miller) Horr. She attended Portland schools, University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Gowen worked as an […]

PORTLAND — Mary Patricia “Pat” Burns, 91, of Portland, died Feb 20, after a brief illness. She was born in Burlington, Vermont, on Oct. 30, 1924, the daughter of Joseph L. and Louise M. (LaFreniere) Burns. Burns attended Cathedral High School and worked at Porteous, Mitchell and Braun for many years. She worked for the […]

CAPE ELIZABETH – Elaine Carpenito died Feb. 15. She was born in Boston, a daughter of Frank and Louise Page. After high school, Carpenito took a job at a Boston bank, where she met her future husband of 63 years, Joseph Carpenito Jr. The couple moved to Cape Elizabeth in 1962, and remained members of […]

AUBURNDALE, Mass. — Betty Brockway Dowling, 95, formerly of South Portland and most recently of Auburndale, Massachusetts, died Feb. 19. She was born in Pittsburgh on Oct. 8, 1920, the daughter of Ezra Smith Brockway and Emily Thiede Brockway. Dowling graduated from Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, NewYork, in 1938, received a Bachelor of […]