SCARBOROUGH — Gustave H. “Gus” Tillman Jr., 80, died peacefully at home Aug. 24, surrounded by his family. Tillman was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, the son of Gustave Sr. and Anna Tillman. At age 13, he began a life-long career in the hotel industry, working at his sister’s resort in the Pocono Mountains. He knew […]
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Jason P. Atwood, 46
SOUTH PORTLAND — Jason Park Atwood, 46, son of Theodore and Joanne Atwood, died unexpectedly on Aug. 21 at his childhood home in South Portland. Atwood graduated from South Portland High School in 1986. He later attended the University of Southern Maine and earned a bachelor of science degree in business, achieving a 3.8 grade-point […]
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Robert Bachand, 89
SOUTH PORTLAND — Robert Bachand, 89, of the Maine Veterans’ Home, Augusta, and formerly of South Portland, died peacefully on Aug. 23, surrounded by his family. Bachand was born in Springvale on Oct. 30, 1924, the son of Joseph and Malvina (Rousin) Bachand. He attended local schools. In 1942, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps […]
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Ronald S. Breton, 80
HARPSWELL — Ronald S. Breton, 80, of Gun Point, died unexpectedly on Aug. 20 at Mid Coast Hospital, in Brunswick. Breton was born in Lewiston on June 7, 1934, the son of Lionel R and Vera Jackson Breton. He was a graduate of Lisbon Falls High School, Class of 1952. He served in the U.S. […]
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Roberta L. Maietta, 78: Family, business flourished under her care
SOUTH PORTLAND — Roberta Louise Maietta, 78, of South Portland, died Aug. 19 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, with her family by her side. She was born April 21, 1936, in Portland, the oldest child of Robert L. and Ruth Cookson Tinsman and sister to six brothers. She was educated in local schools […]
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George S. Huntington, 55: 'Everyone's best friend' loved family, sports
HARPSWELL — George Slocum Huntington, 55, originally of Bath and Harpswell, died of pancreatic cancer in Laramie, Wyoming, on Aug. 14. He spent the short time between the diagnosis of his illness and his death surrounded by family and friends, who came from near and far to support him and his family. Huntington was born […]
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Paulette E. Cram, 66
TOPSHAM — Paulette E. Cram, 66, of Westwind Drive, died Aug. 17 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick, with her family by her side, after a courageous battle with cancer. Cram was born May 6, 1948, the daughter of Albert and Jeanne Michaud Levesque. A 1967 graduate of Wells High School, she attended […]
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LeRoy A. Green, 79
SOUTH PORTLAND — LeRoy A. Green, 79, of South Portland, died Aug. 23 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, surrounded by family and friends. He was born in Saranac, New York, on Feb. 18, 1935, the son of Agnes and Vernon Green. He attended Saranac Lake High School, and later received his GED diploma in Waterville. A […]
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Marilyn A. Labbe, 82
TOPSHAM — Marilyn A. Labbe, 82, died peacefully on Aug. 15 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She was born in Dixfield on Jan. 24, 1932, the daughter of Erwin J. Parlin and Lillian (Fletcher) Parlin. In her teenage years, she moved to Brunswick, where she worked as a nanny. On July 4, 1952, she […]
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Shirley S. Haapanen, 92: Active in church, hosted exchange students
YARMOUTH — Shirley Smith Haapanen, 92, died peacefully Aug. 15 at Brentwood Nursing Home. A mother, grandmother, sister and friend, she will be remembered by many as a woman whose Christian faith guided her life. Daughter of Ruby McIntyre Smith and Max Lee Smith, Haapanen was born in Stillwater in 1922 and graduated from Newport […]