SOUTH PORTLAND — Gloria Bernadette (Boynton) Kierstead, 87, died Jan. 16, surrounded by her family. She was born on Oct. 1, 1927, in Portland, the daughter of Leon Manfred and Angelina (Pomerleau) Boynton. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Deering High School, with the class of 1945. She married Arthur V. Kierstead […]
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John F. Simmons, 80
BRUNSWICK — John F. Simmons, 80, died unexpectedly on Jan. 13. He was born July 22, 1934, the son of Alfred W. Simmons and Myrtle Knight Simmons. He grew up in Brunswick and attended local schools. He married his wife, Jackie, on Nov. 3, 1951, and the couple shared 63 years of their lives together. […]
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Clifford O. Dolloff, 97: Former boxer served church, helped build local landmarks
BRUNSWICK — Clifford O. Dolloff, 97, of Brunswick, died Jan. 15 at Mid Coast Hospital. He was born May 2, 1917, in Mount Vernon, son of Norris and Ethel Puls Dolloff. As a young man, he worked at Elizabeth Arden’s estate and boxed under the name Windy Riley during the early 1930s. Dolloff married Emma […]
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Margaret Furbush, 87: Love of sports, family ran deep
SOUTH PORTLAND — Margaret (“Peggy”) Furbush, 87, a lifelong resident of Cash Corner, died Jan. 13 at Mercy Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born June 1, 1927, in Portland, the daughter of Margaret (Hackett) Fitzpatrick and James J. Fitzpatrick, the Portland High School coach for whom Fitzpatrick Stadium and the James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy […]
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Judith M. Bohrmann, 79
YARMOUTH — Judith M. Bohrmann, 79, of Yarmouth, died Jan. 8 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Nov. 5, 1935, and lived in Short Hills, New Jersey, until her marriage to husband Bruce in 1956. The couple relocated with four children to New England in 1968, finally settling […]
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Kristina M. Vining, 23
CUMBERLAND — Kristina “Tina” Marie Vining, 23, of Cumberland, died Jan. 11. She was born in Portland on Feb. 14, 1991, a daughter of Sarah (Taylor) and Gregory Vining. She attended Cumberland schools, including Greely High School, and graduated from Portland High School with the class of 2009. She then attended Hesser College and received her […]
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John W. Deering, 85: Talented businessman loved family, Maine, Colby
FALMOUTH — John “Jack” William Deering, 85, died Jan. 11 at Mercy Hospital after a brief illness, surrounded by his family and close friends. He was the elder son of John and Eleanor Trefethen Deering, of Portland, and grew up in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. He excelled in football, basketball and baseball at South Portland High School […]
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John A. Godsoe, 86
CUMBERLAND — John Alan Godsoe, 86, died peacefully Jan. 11 at his farm in Cumberland, surrounded by his family. He was born in Bangor on March 10, 1928, to Helen MacDonald and Walter Godsoe. When he was 6, his parents gave him a bugle, which launched his lifelong love of music. He went on to master […]
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Mary K.C. Rogers, 89: Matriarch of 'Camelot' was known for grace, kindness
PORTLAND — Mary Kerrins Cavanaugh Rogers, 89, of Portland, died Jan. 14 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born June 26, 1925, into the large Irish Catholic family of Mary Ellen Kerrins and James Edward Cavanaugh, in Worcester, Massachusetts. She graduated from South Lake High School in Worcester, and in 1947, from Framingham State […]
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Edward J. Bolduc, 48
SOUTH PORTLAND — Edward (“Ed”) J. Bolduc, 48, died unexpectedly Jan. 5 at his home. Bolduc was born in Portland on Feb. 15, 1966, the youngest of four children of Philip and Catherine (Macomber) Bolduc. A lifelong resident of South Portland, he was educated in local schools and graduated from South Portland High School in 1984. […]