SOUTH PORTLAND — Neils Sofus Johnson Jr., 92, died Sept. 1 from complications of a stroke. Johnson was born Feb. 13, 1922, in Portland, the only child of Neils and Annie Johnson. He grew up on the family’s 80-acre vegetable farm on Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough. The land is now in the process of […]
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Pauline L. Girard, 88
TOPSHAM — Pauline Louise Girard, 88, of Topsham, died peacefully Sept. 2 in Brunswick. Girard was born June 5, 1926, in Bowdoin to Ernest and Leona Raymond. She grew up in Bowdoin, attended Brunswick High School and later worked as a mill employee for Pejepscot Paper. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, gardening and spending time […]
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Robert F. Pikor, 72: In Peace Corps, police, teaching, gave to others
CUMBERLAND — Robert F. Pikor, 72, of Cumberland Center, died Aug. 24. Pikor was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 6, 1942, the son of Frank J. and Helen (Plis) Pikor. He grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut, and after high school, Pikor went on to graduate from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania. He later […]
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Andrew M. MacDonald, 42: Traveled, mapped the world
PORTLAND — Andrew Michael MacDonald died Sept. 4 following a courageous battle with colon cancer, with his wife by his side. He was born in Ottawa, Canada, on July 6, 1972, but lived much of his childhood in Bermuda and Saudi Arabia. He returned to Ottawa to attend high school, and went on to earn […]
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Herman N. Brown, 75: Lifelong lobsterman loved the sea
HARPSWELL — Herman N. Brown, 75, of West Cundy’s Point, died Aug. 23 at Mid Coast Hospital, with friends and family at his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Phippsburg on Feb. 20, 1939, the son of Raymond C. and Elsie E. Smith Brown. He graduated from Morse High School. […]
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Anna M.B. Allen, 94
BRUNSWICK — Anna Marie Burgess Allen, 94, died Aug. 20 at Bowdell House, in Brunswick, after a period of declining health. She was born in Yarmouth on Aug. 27, 1919, to William Tracy Burgess and Flora Belle Mason Burgess, and grew up on her parents’ farm in Woolwich. She attended Morse High School, in Bath, […]
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Patricia M. Cahill, 88: Dietitian served as Public Health Service officer
CAPE ELIZABETH — Patricia M. Cahill, 88, of Rocky Hill Road, died Aug. 29 at Seaside Nursing Home. Cahill was born May 24, 1926, in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of William and Marie Achen Waring. She grew up in Dubuque, where she graduated from St. Joseph Academy and Clarke College, majoring in food and nutrition. […]
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Clare F. Buccigross, 96
CAPE ELIZABETH — Clare Frances Buccigross, 96, of Cape Elizabeth, died Aug. 28 at Maine Medical Center in Portland. Buccigross was born May 8, 1918, in Boston, a daughter of James B. and Hazel Scott Freeburn. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Newton High School. She attended Lasell Junior College and Pierce […]
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Richard S. Porter, 85
TOPSHAM — Richard Sterling Porter, 85, of Governor’s Way, died Aug. 24. He was born May 14, 1929, in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of W. Edwin and Mabel Saunders Porter. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Princeton University and University of Virginia Law School. Later, he served as lieutenant in the U.S. Army and worked […]
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Norman F. Hall, 77: Airline veteran loved his family, church
YARMOUTH — Norman F. Hall, 77, of Freeport, died Aug. 24 with his daughter at his side. He was born Aug. 20, 1937, in Portland, a son of Mary (Adair) and Arthur Hall. He attended local schools, graduated from Portland High School and attended the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham. He met Carol Ann Donley while […]