SOUTH PORTLAND — Mary C. (Bowden) Hasson, 81, died peacefully Jan. 28 at Maine Medical Center from multiple health complications. She was born in Portland on Sept. 2, 1933, the daughter of Cecil J. and Delia (O’Toole) Bowden. She grew up in Portland and Cape Elizabeth, and was a 1951 graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School. […]
Forecaster Obituaries
Priscille F. Bernier, 83
BRUNSWICK — Priscille F. Bernier, 83, of Parkview Circle, died Jan. 22 at Cadigan Lodge, in Topsham. She was born in Brunswick on Jan. 20, 1932, the daughter of Philip and Lucienne Livernois Ouellette. She attended Brunswick schools and St. John’s Parochial. On Aug 9, 1950, she married Raymond J. “Sam” Bernier. Priscille was a devoted […]
Norman J. Furrow, 68: Air Force veteran loved coaching, music
BATH — Norman J. Furrow, 68, of Denny Road, died Jan. 23 at his residence, with his children by his side. He was born in Bath on Oct. 12, 1946, a son of Christina B. M. (Thomson) Furrow and Russell W. Furrow. He attended Bath schools and graduated from Morse High School in the class of […]
Jon W. Lallier, 57
PITTSFIELD — Jon W. Lallier, 57, formerly of Topsham, died Jan. 20 at his home in Pittsfield. He was born on March 14, 1957, in Brunswick, the son of Gerald Sr. and Joan (Brann) Lallier, of Topsham. He graduated from Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham with the class of 1975. Lallier worked for many years […]
Donald H. Ludgin, 85
BRUNSWICK — Donald H. Ludgin, 85, died Jan. 19 at Mid Coast Hospital after suffering a severe stroke. Formerly of Georgetown, he and his wife, Sue, had been living at Thornton Hall, in Brunswick. Ludgin was born Sept. 16, 1929, in Chicago, one of five children of Mary King (MacDonald) and Earle Ludgin. Living in suburban […]
Evelyn Pitkanen, 97
FALMOUTH — Evelyn Pitkanen, 97, died Jan. 17 at Legacy at Ocean View, in Falmouth, with her family by her side. She was born Nov. 9, 1917, in Whitman, Massachusetts, the daughter of Marion and Clarence Wright. She resided in Massachusetts with her husband, Tauno, for many years, but purchased a home at Ocean View when […]
Aubrey C. Thomas, 74
YARMOUTH — Aubrey Currie Thomas, 74, died at home on Jan. 25 following a year-long fight with lung cancer. Thomas was born May 8, 1940, in Bronxville, New York, to Allen and Muriel (Currie) Thomas. He grew up at The Graham School, which was run by his father and grandfather in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. He attended […]
Carol D. Downs, 86: Talented pianist, singer brought music to others
YARMOUTH — Carol DeMond Downs, 86, of Yarmouth and Deer Isle, died peacefully on Jan. 19 at her home. Downs was born Feb. 28, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, the only child of Chester W. and Dorothy W. DeMond. She grew up in White Plains, New York. Her grandmother introduced Carol to the piano at age 3, […]
Geraldine Ham, 83
PORTLAND – Geraldine Ham, 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 25, 2015. The daughter of Earl and Shirley (Sawyer, King) Weymouth, she was born in Portland, on April 16, 1931. She married Chester Arthur Ham Sr. and they settled down in Portland to raise their four sons. They were both members of […]
Jackson E. James, 83: Navy veteran learned life lessons before earning diploma
PORTLAND — Jackson E. James, 83, of Portland, died peacefully at Mercy Hospital on Jan. 20, surrounded by his family. James was born Aug. 20, 1931, in Hoboken, New Jersey, and soon moved to Maine with his father and mother, William and Laura James, to be close to his grandparents and other family members. He was […]