BRUNSWICK — Joseph Arthur “Morris” Lavallee, 63, of Dilios Drive, died at home Feb. 17. He was born in Brunswick Sept. 1, 1952, the son of Joseph Arthur Francis Lavallee and Juliette Rose Thierrien. He attended schools in Brunswick and Bath, leaving Morse High School to enlist in the Navy in 1970. He was transferred to […]

FREEPORT — Charles DeGrandpre, a pioneer in organic agriculture who was the farm manager at Wolfe’s Neck Farm for decades, died Feb. 18. DeGrandpre grew up on a farm in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with seven sisters and one brother. He attended Essex County Agricultural School in Danvers, Massachusetts, before enlisting in the Navy. His first job […]

PORTLAND — Margaret Connolly Lee Giles died Feb. 13. Giles was born March 27, 1921, at the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary, to Martin and Sarah (Bannigan) Connolly. She grew up on Greenleaf Street at the base of Munjoy Hill, across the street from Monroe College. She attended Cathedral Grammar School and graduated from Portland […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — Marie E. Nathan, 90, of Cape Elizabeth, died Feb. 7, at Piper Shores in Scarborough. She was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on May 21, 1925, the daughter of Frederick and Ella McCernan. She married B. Emmett Nathan on Sept. 10, 1949. The couple moved to Maine in 1986, and lived in […]

SOUTH PORTLAND — Thomas M. King, 92, of the Betsy Ross House, died Feb. 4, at the Cedars Nursing Center after a brief illness. He was born in Portland April 7, 1923, the son of the late Charles and Mary (McDonough) King. He attended local schools, including St. Dominic’s, and graduated from Cheverus High School. […]

BRUNSWICK — Leila B. Fournier, 83, of Brunswick and formerly of Freeport, died Feb. 6, at Horizons Living and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 27, 1932, in Brunswick, a daughter of Alden and Ethel (Lakeland) Bragdon. Fournier attended the Growstown School and graduated from Brunswick High School with the class of 1950. She worked […]

SOUTH FREEPORT — Anne MacDonald Royer, 81, of South Freeport, died Feb. 11, with her daughter by her side. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 31, 1934, the daughter of Judge Herbert S. “Hub” MacDonald and Margaretta Miller “Marge” MacDonald. She married Frank C. “Dick” Royer in New Haven Sept. 8, 1956. […]

NORTH YARMOUTH — Maureen E. Wentworth, 83, of North Yarmouth, died Feb. 8 at home, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Portland, she was a daughter of Earl L. and Mavis Opal Fickett Merrill. She attended Portland schools and graduated from Deering High School. At all times, Wentworth put her family first. She was a […]